The Key voting themes of  Bihar 2010 Patna: Five key themes dominated the recently concluded election in Bihar. The  overall voter turnout was 52.4% , up from the 46.8% in the last Assembly elections. Voters defied Naxal threats, crossed rivers by engaging private boats and hired tongas in the absence of normal transport to cast their vote in this election, says journalist Santosh Singh. Higher turnout of women, EBCs, SCs : Women voters turned up in more numbers as is  evident from the Election Commission figures : 54.8% turnout of women against 50.7% in the case of men. In all six phases,...