PATNA, Jan. 25 -- The parliamentary election in Bihar in 2024 had cost the government a total of Rs.824 crore with each assembly segment out of 243 assembly constituencies in Bihar incurring a cost of Rs.2.92 crore in terms of payments to polling personnel, payments to vehicles used for election purpose, fuel, deployment of para military personnel at the booths, etc, as per the Election Commission of India (ECI). The cost escalation between 2024 and 2019 polls was just 25% by emphasing that the average poll conduct expenses incurred per assembly segment in 2024 was not very high....