In a first, the Bihar assembly polls this time saw no voting day deaths and no re-polling being ordered in any constituency.
In the past assembly polls, the state witnessed violence, deaths and re-election, official data shows.
In the 1985 elections, 63 deaths were reported and re-polling was ordered in 156 booths, the data showed.
During the 1990 elections, 87 people died in poll-related violence.
In 1995, then chief election commissioner TN Seshan ordered postponement of the Bihar elections four times due to unprecedented violence and electoral malpractices.
In 2005, re-polling was held in 660 booths due to violence and malpractices, according to the data.
The counting of votes for this year's two-phase assembly polls is underway in Bihar.
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