8 PCs in Bihar to go to polls on May 12 in Phase VI of General Elections 2019

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Patna : Eight Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) of Bihar : Valmikinagar, Paschimi Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Siwan, and Maharajganj, will go to polls on May 12, 2019, in Phase VI of General Elections 2019. Altogether 127 candidates including 16 female candidates are in fray for these 8 Lok Sabha seats.

Valmikinagar, Paschimi Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali,  Siwan, and Maharajganj PCs are General Seats whereas Gopalganj PC is reserved for SC.

As per the data issued by CEO Bihar, there are 1,38,02,576 General voters in these 8 PCs of which 73,05,983 are males, 64,96,117 females, and 476 third gender voters who will exercise their franchise at  13,793 polling stations  set up in this phase of elections in Bihar.

Interesting fact of Phase VI Elections in Bihar is that Gopalganj is the largest PC in terms of area and number of voters both, whereas Paschimi Champaran PC is the smallest in terms of number of voters.  Maximum Number of Candidates i.e. 22 each are contesting from Purvi Champaran and Vaishali PCs. Out of 16 female candidates in fray, 8 are contesting from Vaishali PC, 4 are contesting from Siwan PC and 1 each from Valmikinagar, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar and Maharajganj PCs, according to a PIB release.