Patna: A estimated 44.28 per cent of over 87.66 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 3 pm in five Lok Sabha constituencies during the fifth phase of polling in Bihar on Monday. A total of 87,66,722 voters would decide the fate of 82 candidates. Polling is currently underway peacefully in five Lok Sabha constituencies of Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran and Hajipur with few incidents of EVM malfunctioning and poll boycott reported from a couple of places.

The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar said 44.28 per cent votes were polled in the five constituencies together till 3 pm. Saran recorded the highest voting percentage of 46 per cent, followed by 44.71 per cent in Muzaffarpur, 44.60 per cent in Sitamarhi, 43.60 in Hajipur and 42.65 per cent in Madhubani.