Bihar Assembly elections 2025: When will Bihar vote? Key dates, phases, and counting schedule

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, fixing polling successful 2 phases, November 6 (Phase I) and November 11 (Phase II), and counting connected November 14. The canvass calendar besides includes timelines for notifications, nominations and withdrawals. 

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Out of the State’s 243 assembly constituencies, 121 volition ballot successful the archetypal signifier and 122 successful the second, the Commission said erstwhile it issued constituency-wise lists and the statutory timetable. Candidates for signifier 1 filed nominations by October 17, with scrutiny connected October 18 and the past day for withdrawal was connected October 20. For signifier two, the notification was issued later; the past day for filing nominations was October 20, scrutiny connected October 21 and the withdrawal deadline connected October 23. 

The canvass notification besides covers 8 by-elections scheduled to beryllium held connected November 11, on with signifier 2 polling, and the Commission has activated expenditure-monitoring and information arrangements up of the polls.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced that determination are strict directives to medication for zero tolerance to immoderate violence, and determination volition beryllium nary scope for immoderate menace to voters oregon candidates. Over 7.4 crore radical are eligible to ballot successful the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, including 14 lakh first-time voters, helium said. The CEC asserted that the Bihar elections volition beryllium conducted successful a transparent and peaceful manner. 

There are 203 wide constituencies, 2 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and 38 for Scheduled Castes successful Bihar. The State has 7.43 crore eligible voters, including adjacent to 3.92 crore men, 3.50 crore women, and 1,725 transgender persons. About 14.01 lakh are first-time voters (18-19 property group); 1.63 crore are successful the 20-29 property group; 4.04 lakh are precise elder citizens (above 85); and astir 14,000 are centenarians, too 1.63 lakh work electors and 7.2 lakh voters with disabilities.

Key dates astatine a glance:

1. Notification: Phase I/Phase II: October 10 / October 13 (as notified). 
2. Last day for nominations: Phase I: October 17; Phase II: October 20.
3. Scrutiny: Phase I: October 18; Phase II: October 21.
4. Last day for withdrawal: Phase I: October 20; Phase II: October 23.
5. Polling: November 6 (Phase I) and Nov 11 (Phase II);
6. Counting: November 14.