India, Nov. 6 -- Voting for the first phase of the Bihar assembly election began across 121 of the 243 constituencies at 7am on Thursday, even as technical glitches in electronic voting machines (EVMs) were reported from some places.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh of the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders Tejashwi Yadav, and Rabri Devi were among the early voters.

The Election Commission of India said the voter turnout for the first two hours of polling will be released at 9am.

Faulty EVMs were reported from Darbhanga, Lakhisarai, Barh, Ara, and Agwanpur, even as the chief electoral officer, Vinod Singh Gu...