Election Commission to deploy 470 observers for Bihar Assembly polls, bypolls

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The Election Commission of India volition deploy 470 officers arsenic its observers for the upcoming Assembly elections successful Bihar and 7 assembly by-elections to guarantee a level playing tract successful the electoral contest.

In a statement connected Sunday (September 28, 2025), the canvass authorization said retired of the 470, 320 are IAS officers, 60 are IPS and 90 are from different services.

General, constabulary and expenditure observers are deployed during elections to service arsenic eyes and ears of the predetermination watchdog. A briefing of these observers is scheduled successful New Delhi connected October 3, a time earlier the EC visits Bihar to reappraisal canvass preparedness there.

The word of the 243-member Bihar assembly ends connected November 22 and polls are apt to instrumentality spot successful November.

Published - September 28, 2025 03:27 p.m. IST

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