A provisional voter turnout of 48.23% was recorded in the four constituencies of Bihar that went to the polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election on Friday.
The four seats are Gaya, Jamui, Nawada and Aurangabad. Former Chief Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) leader Jitan Ram Manjhi is in the fray in Gaya against Kumar Sarvajeet of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
In another key contest, Arun Bharti, brother-in-law of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan, is up against RJD candidate Archana Ravidas in Jamui.