<p>ADG (Headquarters) Rajbardhan Sharma told reporters here that anti-social elements exploded a bomb near a booth in Gangati village under Minapur police station in Muzaffarpur district to initimidate voters.<br /><br />Armed supporters of two candidates exchanged fire and pelted stones at each other at village Surjan Pakari under Sevaipati police station in Muzaffarpur in which one person was injured, he said.<br /><br />In Jehanabad, a clash took place between police and a section of voters after they threw brickbats at securitymen forcing them to stand in queue at a booth in Badhar village. None was injured in the incident, he said.<br /><br />37 districts figured in today's polling involving an electorate of 49 lakh.<br /><br />Director General of Police Neelmani said 854 persons, including three mukhiya and one zila parishad candidates, besides two presiding officers were arrested from different places.<br /><br />Ultras, who have given a call for boycotting the elections, exploded a landmine in which three policemen were injured in Muzaffarpur district yesterday.<br /><br />Election authorities set up 11,604 polling stations of which eight are located in Maoist-hit areas.<br /><br />Police seized unaccounted money to the tune of Rs two lakhs from different persons during the polling process.<br /><br />226 vehicles were seized from different places while a gun and two cartridges were recovered in Bhojpur district, he said.<br /><br />As many as 85,403 candidates are in the fray in 51 blocks to elect their representatives in a total of 25,980 panchayats, Zila Parishads and Gram Kutcheries.<br /><br />About 62.5 per cent of 49 lakh voters cast their votes in the fifth phase of the elections, state election commission control room said.<br /><br />ADG (Headquarters) Rajbardhan Sharma told reporters that stray incidents of violence were reported from Muzaffarpur and Jehanabad districts.<br /><br />Anti-socials exploded a bomb near a booth in Gangati village under Minapur police station in Muzaffarpur district to initimidate voters, Sharma said.<br /><br />Armed supporters two candidates exchanged fire and pelted stones on each other at village Surjan Pakari under Sevaipati police station in Muzaffarpur in which one person was injured, he said.<br /><br />In Jehanabad, clash occurred between police and a section of voters after they threw stones on the securitymen who tried to place them in queues before a booth at Badhar village. But none was injured in the incident, he said.</p>
<p>ADG (Headquarters) Rajbardhan Sharma told reporters here that anti-social elements exploded a bomb near a booth in Gangati village under Minapur police station in Muzaffarpur district to initimidate voters.<br /><br />Armed supporters of two candidates exchanged fire and pelted stones at each other at village Surjan Pakari under Sevaipati police station in Muzaffarpur in which one person was injured, he said.<br /><br />In Jehanabad, a clash took place between police and a section of voters after they threw brickbats at securitymen forcing them to stand in queue at a booth in Badhar village. None was injured in the incident, he said.<br /><br />37 districts figured in today's polling involving an electorate of 49 lakh.<br /><br />Director General of Police Neelmani said 854 persons, including three mukhiya and one zila parishad candidates, besides two presiding officers were arrested from different places.<br /><br />Ultras, who have given a call for boycotting the elections, exploded a landmine in which three policemen were injured in Muzaffarpur district yesterday.<br /><br />Election authorities set up 11,604 polling stations of which eight are located in Maoist-hit areas.<br /><br />Police seized unaccounted money to the tune of Rs two lakhs from different persons during the polling process.<br /><br />226 vehicles were seized from different places while a gun and two cartridges were recovered in Bhojpur district, he said.<br /><br />As many as 85,403 candidates are in the fray in 51 blocks to elect their representatives in a total of 25,980 panchayats, Zila Parishads and Gram Kutcheries.<br /><br />About 62.5 per cent of 49 lakh voters cast their votes in the fifth phase of the elections, state election commission control room said.<br /><br />ADG (Headquarters) Rajbardhan Sharma told reporters that stray incidents of violence were reported from Muzaffarpur and Jehanabad districts.<br /><br />Anti-socials exploded a bomb near a booth in Gangati village under Minapur police station in Muzaffarpur district to initimidate voters, Sharma said.<br /><br />Armed supporters two candidates exchanged fire and pelted stones on each other at village Surjan Pakari under Sevaipati police station in Muzaffarpur in which one person was injured, he said.<br /><br />In Jehanabad, clash occurred between police and a section of voters after they threw stones on the securitymen who tried to place them in queues before a booth at Badhar village. But none was injured in the incident, he said.</p>