The term of the 243-member state assembly ends on November 22.
The EC said 121 seats will go to polls in phase 1 and 122 constituencies will vote in phase 2.
Phase 1:
Date of issue of gazette notification: Oct 10
Last date of making nomination: Oct 17
Date of scrutiny of the nomination: Oct 18
Last date of withdrawal of nomination: Oct 20
Date of poll: Nov 6
Date of counting: Nov 14
Phase 2:
Date of issue of gazette notification: Oct 13
Last date of making nomination: Oct 20
Date of scrutiny of the nomination: Oct 21
Last date of withdrawal of nomination: Oct 23
Date of poll: Nov 11
Date of counting: Nov 14
Over 7.4 crore people will exercise their franchise, including 14 lakh first-time voters, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced. “There are a total of 7.42 crore voters in Bihar, of which 3.92 crore are males and 3.5 crore are women. There are 14 lakh first-time voters and 4 lakh senior citizen voters,” Kumar said.
At least 14,000 voters in the state are aged above 100 years.
The CEC asserted that the Bihar elections will be conducted in a transparent and peaceful manner.
A total of 90,712 polling stations are being set up in Bihar, he said.
The 2020 Assembly polls in the state were held in three phases under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. The BJP-led NDA won 123 seats and the Mahagathbandhan bagged 114 seats in the closely fought contest.
This time too, the state would witness a bitter fight between the two major alliances.
More than 500 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), comprising over 5,000 personnel, will be deployed for the Bihar elections. Of these, 121 companies are from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and around 400 from the Border Security Force (BSF), along with contingents from other CAPFs, ANI quoted sources.
First Published:Â Oct 6, 2025 4:35 PM IST
