India, Oct. 6 -- As many as 164 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the biennial elections to eight seats of the Bihar Legislative Council, the Chief Electoral Officer's office said in a statement on Tuesday.

Tuesday was the last day for filing nominations for the October 23 polls.

According to the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer, 98 candidates have filed nominations for four graduates' constituencies and 66 for four teachers' constituencies.

The eight seats going to polls are Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Kosi Graduates' constituencies, and Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran Teachers' constituencies.

Among the graduates' constituencies, Darbhanga recorded the highest number of 40 candidates, followed by Patna...