Prominent players in the fray involve BJP leader and former Union Minister Shahnawaz Hussain, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate Shakuni Chowdhary, Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate Gaya Singh, CPI-M candidate Subodh Rai, and Independent candidate Arun Kumar.
With a shoot-at-sight order in place to deal with any troublemaker, security officials from 60 companies of para-military forces and 30 companies of Bihar Military Police will be monitoring the booths from land, water, and air to prevent any irregularities in the voting constituencies
(Source-Patnadaily,06/11/06)