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The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) announced the docket for the biennial polls to 9 seats of the Bihar Legislative Council, including the 1 vacated by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary aft his predetermination to the State Assembly past year.
The EC besides announced a bypoll for the Legislative Council spot vacated by erstwhile Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following his resignation.
The word of the 9 members is owed to expire connected their status connected June 28.
Barring Mr. Choudhary (now a subordinate of the Legislative Assembly), who vacated the spot with effect from November 16, 2025, the 8 different members are Kumud Verma, Professor Ghulam Ghous, Mohamamd Farooq, Bhisma Sahani, Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha (also a subordinate of the Legislative Assembly), Sanjay Prakash, Samir Kumar Singh and Sunil Kumar Singh.
The notification volition beryllium issued connected June 1, and the past day of making a information is June 8, aft which the scrutiny volition instrumentality spot connected June 9, and the past day of withdrawal is June 11. Polling volition instrumentality spot connected June 18, followed by counting connected the aforesaid day.
Mr. Kumar resigned from his rank successful the State Legislative Council connected March 30, 2026. Subsequently, he took oath arsenic a subordinate of the Rajya Sabha, marking an extremity to his two-decade stint successful bureau and paving the mode for Mr. Choudhary arsenic the caller Chief Minister.
