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Patna: Voting for the fourth phase of Bihar panchayat polls began today amidst tight security with no reports of violence.
Polling started at 7 a.m. and voters, particularly women and youths, were seen queuing up at booths despite a boycott call by Maoists.
Additional Director General of Police Rajwardhan Sharma said that polling was underway peacefully and no violence had been reported yet.
He said that security forces, including para military personnel, have been deployed at polling booths to ensure free and fair polls.
The first round of Bihar's 10-phase panchayat polls April 20 saw a police Officer and a woman voter being killed in a Maoist attack in Jamui district. Around half a dozen people were injured in clashes between rival groups in various parts of the state.
The second and third rounds also witnessed sporadic incidents of violence.
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