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First phase of Bihar panchayat polls peaceful

Barring stray incidents, voting is peaceful during the first phase of the Bihar panchayat polls being held amidst tight security today.

Polling is being held at 12,905 booths spread over 37 districts for 28,639 posts of village chiefs, sarpanchs, gram panchayat members, gram kutchery panch, panchayat samiti members and district board members.

There are 1.43 lakh candidates in the fray. People queued up at polling booths despite a boycott call by Maoists. Director General of Police Neelmani said that polling was peaceful across the state.

Angry blows

Angered over security men beating a child at a polling station, local people attacked the official vehicle of Block Development Officer S N Jha at Birakh panchayat under Sursand police station in Sitamarhi district, official sources said.

While Jha escaped unhurt, two policemen were injured in the attack, they said.

In Nawada, anti-socials who tried to disturb polling clashed with policemen at Khandsari under Kauakaul block, they said.