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Five security personnel, including two from Nagaland, have died in the last one week in Rohtas, and of them, four died due to heatstroke, said DIG Naveen Chandra Jha.

Basirhat recorded the highest turnout at 76.56 percent, followed by Mathurapur at 74.13 percent, Jaynagar at 73.44 percent, Diamond Harbour at 72.87 percent, Barasat at 71.80 percent, Jadavpur at 70.41 percent, Dum Dum at 67.60 percent, Kolkata Dakshin at 60.88 percent, and Kolkata Uttar at 59.23 percent.

Family members said they took the decision to vote before their mother's cremation as she had died and would not return, but they would get a chance to vote again after five years.

Patliputra recorded the highest turnout at 40.78 per cent, followed by Karakat (39.53), Buxar (37.79), Sasaram (37.12), Jehanabad (36.66), Arrah (33.07), Nalanda (32.94) and Patna Sahib (29.22) till 1 pm.

Sita Soren, the sister-in-law of jailed former chief minister Hemant Soren, claimed that the voting process was being intentionally delayed, an allegation that was denied by CEO K Ravi Kumar. .

The Basirhat constituency saw the highest turnout at 50.89%, followed by Jaynagar at 48.27%, Barasat at 47.49%, Diamond Harbour at 47.33%, and Mathurapur at 47.03%.

Rajmahal registered the highest turnout at 47.76 per cent, followed by Dumka (46.90) and Godda (45.91)

The Agiaon assembly seat, a reserved constituency, is also holding a by-election following the disqualification of CPI(ML) MLA Manoj Manzil due to a murder conviction.

Approximately 1.63 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes in this phase, comprising 83.19 lakh men, 80.20 lakh women, and 538 individuals of the third gender.

In the final phase, four East Indian states will vote: Jharkhand (3 of 14 constituencies), Odisha (6 of 21), Bihar (8 of 40), and West Bengal (9 of 42).

Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Madhvi Mishra reported a turnout of 56.77% in the block by 3 pm, marking a significant surge in voter enthusiasm.

Bishnupur (SC) marked the highest polling at 73.55%, followed by Jhargram (ST) at 72.26%, Tamluk at 71.63%, Kanthi at 71.36%, Ghatal at 71.34%, Medinipur at 67.91%, Bankura at 67.41%, and Purulia at 66.06%.