Patna, May 13 (Reporter) An estimated 34.44 percent of 95.83 lakh electorate have exercised their franchise till 1 PM during the fourth phase of Lok Sabha election in five seats of Bihar where polling is in progress. Five Lok Sabha seats where electorate are exercising their franchise are-- Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger. Sources at the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that 34.44 percent electorate exercised their franchise till 1 PM. Maximum 36.28 percent polling was recorded in Samastipur followed by 35.09 Munger, 34.90 in Ujiarpur, 33.13 in Darbhanga and 33.02 percent in Begusarai, sources informed. Union Ministers Giriraj Singh, Nityanand Rai, former JD(U) president Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh are among the star candidates whose fate would be sealed by voters in EVMs. A total of 55 candidates including four females are in the fray in five seats. A total electorate of 95,83,662 including 50,49,656 males, 45,33,813 females and 193 third genders are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 55 candidates including Giriraj Singh and Nityanand Rai. Electorate are exercising their franchise at 9,447 booths and 32 of them are managed by women only while 43 are model booths. The highest number of 13 candidates are contesting in Ujiarpur while the lowest 8 candidates are in the fray in Darbhanga Parliamentary seat. In 2019 Lok Sabha election, BJP had won 17 seats, JD(U) 16 seats, LJP 6 seats, enabling NDA to bag 39 of 40 seats in Bihar. On the other hand, Congress had bagged only one seat while other constituents of Grand Alliance including RJD had drawn blank. All constituents of Grand Alliance are contesting as constituents of INDIA bloc in the ongoing Lok Sabha election...////...