Bihar bypoll: Bankipur assembly seat records 20 pc voter turnout till 1 pmKishor accuses police of aiding BJP as party alleges "fake voters"; senior leaders vote amid 20% turnout in high-stakes Patna bypoll. About 20% of 3.8 lakh voters cast ballots until 1 pm on Thursday in Bihar's Bankipur assembly seat, where a bypoll between BJP president Nitin Nabin's party and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor is taking place due to Nabin's departure. “More than 16 Jan Suraaj workers were detained by the police between Wednesday evening and night. We are making a continuous appeal that everyone should come and vote but not form groups because that violates election protocols. ”Many prominent politicians were among those who had voted till 1 pm, in the assembly segment that covers a major part of the state capital.