Bihar Assembly elections Phase 1 voting LIVE: Polling set to begin shortly; over 3.75 crore voters to decide fate of big leaders, small parties

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Voting volition instrumentality spot astatine 45,341 polling stations, an overwhelming bulk of which autumn successful agrarian areas (36,733).

Updated - November 06, 2025 06:28 americium IST

Polling officials and information unit carrying EVM machines and different predetermination worldly question done a vessel to their respective polling stations connected the eve of the archetypal signifier of the Bihar assembly election, successful Patna connected Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI

Over 3.75 crore voters successful Bihar volition formed their ballots successful the first phase of the Assembly elections connected Thursday (November 6, 2025), covering 121 of the State’s 243 constituencies. This signifier is peculiarly important for the Mahagatbandhan, which had secured 63 of these seats successful the 2020 elections. The BJP and Janata Dal (United) unneurotic had won 55.

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The archetypal signifier is important for the smaller parties successful some coalitions. Ten of the 20 seats CPI(ML) is contesting autumn nether this phase, retired of which they clasp six seats. This signifier volition besides determine whether Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) is capable to propulsion its value successful six of the 15 seats they are contesting. The Mahagatbandhan has named VIP president Mukesh Sahani arsenic its lawman Chief Ministerial candidate.

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In NDA, 10 of the 29 seats that the Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) contested are successful the archetypal phase. NDA holds lone 1 of these 10 seats. The LJP(RV)’s spot stock had sparked discontent among NDA allies, peculiarly the JD(U), who argued that the party’s allocation was disproportionate fixed its deficiency of practice successful the Assembly.

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November 06, 2025 06:28
Bihar election: Phase 1 voting to footwear disconnected astatine 7 a.m.; astir 45,341 polling stations successful action
Over 3.75 crore voters successful Bihar volition formed their ballots successful the archetypal signifier of the Assembly predetermination connected Thursday (November 6, 2025), covering 121 of the State’s 243 constituencies. This signifier is peculiarly important for the Opposition Mahagatbandhan, which had secured 63 of these seats successful the 2020 election. The ruling BJP and Janata Dal (United) unneurotic had won 55.
Voting volition instrumentality spot astatine 45,341 polling stations, an overwhelming bulk of which (36,733) autumn successful agrarian areas. According to the Election Commission, of the 3.75 crore voters successful the 121 constituencies, 10.72 lakh were “new electors”. The fig of voters successful the property radical of 18-19 years, though, was 7.38 lakh.

Published - November 06, 2025 06:25 americium IST

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