Bihar Elections 2020: First-Time Voter Rides On A Bicycle Along With Grandmother To Polling Booth

A young first-time voter rode on a bicycle with her grandmother to a polling booth in Patna, Bihar, as the state kickstarted its second phase of assembly polls today, November 3.

Talking about her experience as a first-time voter, the young Patna resident said, “I have come here with my grandmother. I will be voting for the first time. I hope we will have more employment opportunities for youth in the future.”

Bihar: A girl arrived at a polling booth in Patna with her grandmother on cycle to cast vote in the 2nd phase of #BiharElections

"I've come here with my grandmother. I'll be voting for the first time. I hope we'll have more employment opportunities for youth now," says the girl pic.twitter.com/qSwUmXO593

— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2020

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Similar Tales From Other States

Similar tales, wherein the young and the elderly have joined hands to exercise their voting rights, have emerged from other Indian states as well. ANI reported that a man in Haryana carried his elderly father on his back to help him cast his vote at a polling booth in Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat. Haryana is currently witnessing assembly by-elections.

#WATCH Haryana: A man carries his elderly father on his back to a polling booth in Bhainswal Kalan, Sonipat to help him cast his vote in the by-election to the state assembly constituency. pic.twitter.com/qDQcxLHjWj

— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2020

Similarly, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, a son carried his elderly mother in his arms to a polling booth in the region to enable her to cast her vote in the by-election for the state assembly constituency.

#WATCH Madhya Pradesh: A man carries his elderly mother in his arms to the polling booth in Gwalior to help her cast her vote in the by-election to the state assembly constituency.

Voting being held on 28 assembly seats of the state today. pic.twitter.com/E27e0BoChx

— ANI (@ANI) November 3, 2020

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What You Should Know: 

• A young girl, voting for the first time, was accompanied by her grandmother to a polling booth in Patna, Bihar.
• The grandmother-granddaughter duo rode on a cycle together to cast their vote.
• The state kickstarted its second phase of assembly polls today, November 3.
• The largest of the three phases of the Bihar assembly polls, the second phase witnessed various precautionary measures against Covid-19 at all polling booths.

Bihar Elections Underway

People from over seventeen districts began casting their votes in the second phase of the Bihar polls at seven am today. The largest of the three phases of the state’s assembly polls, the second phase witnessed various precautionary measures against COVID-19 at all polling booths. Approximately 1464 candidates are contesting the elections including 46 from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), 56 from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 53 from Janata Dal (United), 24 from Congress and five from Vikasheel Insan Party (VIP). Three left parties from the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance are also contesting on 14 seats. Former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav are two key candidates in the fray.

Some notable female candidates of the 2020 Bihar Elections include Pushpam Priya Chaudhary, Shreyasi Singh, Ritu Jaiswal, and Pratima Kumari. Read more about them here.

Picture Credits: ANI

Tarini Gandhiok is an intern with SheThePeople.TV.