{
  "id": 16190900,
  "title": "Polling for eight Bihar Legislative Council seats passes off peacefully amid complaints, firecrackers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/polling-for-eight-bihar-legislative-council-seats-passes-off",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T13:48:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bihar/polling-for-eight-bihar-legislative-council-seats-passes-off-peacefully-amid-complaints-firecrackers/article71616160.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eight Legislative Council seats in Bihar held elections on October 23, 2026, with no major incidents reported. The RJD accused the police of harassing its Patna Teachers’ candidate, and firecrackers were set off near the residence of Jan Suraaj Party’s candidate from Patna Graduates’ seat. The elections saw a turnout of 43.87% for the Graduates’ seats and 74.55% for the Teachers’ constituencies. The Patna Graduates’ seat was particularly notable, as JD(U) candidate Neeraj Kumar faced support from his party and MLA Anant Singh, who backed the Jan Suraaj Party nominee Anuj Kumar Singh. The counting for the results is scheduled for October 27.",
  "summary": "A senior police official said no untoward incident was reported, even as the RJD alleged police harassment of its Patna Teachers’ candidate and firecrackers were burst outside JD(U) MLA Anant Singh’s residence for Jan Suraaj Party’s Anuj Kumar Singh; counting is on October 27",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Two UCT Council members face sanctions after judges assess 50 complaints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/two-uct-council-members-face-sanctions-after-judges-assess-50",
        "published": "2026-10-23T06:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}