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News India Live, Digital Desk: Bihar Panchayat Elections: In Bihar these days, preparations to choose a new ‘Gram Sarkar’ are in full swing and it has started fantastic. In the first phase of the recently concluded panchayat elections, voters showed unprecedented enthusiasm, which surprised not only the officials but the entire state. While there is not much participation in the assembly and Lok Sabha elections often, this time the villagers showed how aware and devoted they are when it comes to choosing their village government. Recorded voting in the first phase: The first stop of this big democratic practice in 11 stages in the state was successfully completed a few days ago. In a total of 6 districts, especially in the lion block of Gaya district, voters set a new record of voting. There was up to 95% voting, which is an extraordinary figure for any election. During this polling, which started from 7 am to 5 pm, long queues of voters were seen at every polling booth. It included women, youth, and elderly in large numbers, who were eager to choose the public representative for the future of their village. The importance of local elections: This record clearly shows how serious people in the rural areas of Bihar have now become about local development and governance. They understand very well that posts like head, sarpanch, ward members directly affect their lives. These public representatives have the responsibility of providing important services like the basic facilities of the village, such as roads, water, electricity, education and health. In such a situation, it becomes very important for him to choose the right and capable candidate. The path of the next: long journey: After the success of the first phase, now preparations for the second phase of voting are going on in the state, which is to be held on September 29. This sequence will run for 11 stages and the last phase voting will be held on 12 December. The counting of all phases is scheduled to be held on 14 and 15 December, after which the ‘Gram Sarkar’ will be formed completely. In these elections, representatives will be elected for lakhs of posts in rural areas of a total of 38 districts of Bihar, including the head, sarpanch, gram panchayat members, panch, panchayat samiti members and district council members. Preparation for security and impartiality: The State Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements to conduct the elections peacefully and fairly. The security system is tight-bound in every phase. Police forces and home guards are deployed so that there is no untoward incident. EVMs (electronic voting machines) are being used for some posts in these elections, while some traditional ballot papers will also be used for some, so that transparency will remain. Behar Panchayat elections are not only a political process, but it is a big medium to establish self -governance in the villages, priority of local issues, priority of local issues and really in villages. The enthusiasm of the villagers in this election mahaparva is definitely laying the foundation of a strong and progressive Bihar.