Patna, Apr 18 (Reporter) Stage is set for polling in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in four seats of Bihar, where 76,01,629 electorate will exercise their franchise from 7 a.m. on Friday amid elaborate security arrangements to decide the fate of 38 candidates, including former Chief Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi. Four Lok Sabha seats where polling would be held are: Aurangabad, Gaya (reserved), Jamui (reserved), and Nawada. A total of 76,01,629 electorates, including 39,63,223 male voters, will exercise their franchise at 7,903 polling stations. A total of 92,602 electorates would be exercising their franchise for the first time. To ensure free and fair polling, 153 companies of paramilitary forces would be deployed in four constituencies, going for polling in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. Additional security arrangements have been made for 10 booths in naxal- affected areas in Aurangabad, 16 in Gaya, 28 in Jamui and 1 in Nawada Lok Sabha seat. Polling will start at 7 AM and continue until 5 PM. Polling will end in sensitively declared booths at 4 PM. In all four seats, there is a straight contest between NDA and INDIA bloc candidates. Former Bihar Chief Minister Jeetan Ram Manjhi of HAM, a constituent of NDA has locked horns with Kumar Sarvajeet of RJD, a constituent of INDIA bloc in Gaya Lok Sabha seat. Rajesh Kumar, father of Sarvajeet had defeated Manjhi in the 1991 Lok Sabha elections. Sushma Kumari of the BSP is also in the fray from this seat. In Aurangabad Lok Sabha seat, BJP candidate Sushil Kumar Singh is sitting MP, who has been winning from this seat since 2009 Lok Sabha elections. RJD has fielded Abhay Kushwaha. In Nawada Lok Sabha seat, BJP has fielded Vivek Thakur, son of former Union Minister Dr C P Thakur. RJD has made Shrawan Kushwaha its candidate. Both Thakur and Kushwaha are contesting the Lok Sabha elections for the first time. Independent candidates Vinod Yadav and popular Bhojpuri singer Gunjan Singh are also in the fray. The Nawada seat was represented by Chandan Singh of the LJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In the Jamui seat, Chirag Paswan has fielded his brother-in-law, Arun Bharti, as a candidate for LJP (RV), a constituent of NDA. Chirag himself had emerged victorious from this seat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. RJD has fielded Archana Das as its candidate. She is the wife of a local RJD leader, Mukesh Yadav. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA bagged all four seats, while the Grand Alliance failed to open its account. Chandan Singh of LJP from Nawada, Chirag Paswan of LJP from Jamui and Sushil Kumar Singh of BJP from Aurangabad and Vijay Kumar of JD(U) from Gaya had emerged victorious...////...