New Delhi, Oct 6: The Bihar elections will be held in two phases. Voting will take place on November 6 and 11, with results declared on November 14. The election process will last 40 days. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said at a press conference on Monday that the voting list has been updated under the SIR for these elections. Missing names can be added up to 10 days before nominations. Such voters will receive new voter cards.
Bihar Assembly election schedule live
Bihar has 243 seats, of which 38 are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 2 for Scheduled Tribes. The Election Commission is required to complete the election process by November 22, 2025. All parties have requested the Commission to conduct the voting after the Chhath festival. Therefore, there is a possibility that voting may take place in two phases in the state.
In 2020, elections were held in Bihar in three phases. Voting ran from October 20th to November 7th. The results were declared on November 10th. Previously, in 2015, voting was held in five phases. Voting took place from October 12th to November 5th. The election results were announced on November 8th.
The term of the current Bihar Assembly ends on November 22, which means the elections must be conducted before that date.
The 2025 elections are expected to be a high-stakes contest between the ruling alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal(United), and the opposition coalition known as the Mahagathbandhan, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress.
ECI Net app will be launched
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the Election Commission’s new ‘ECI Net’ single window app will be launched from the Bihar Assembly elections. This app will be fully operational and active during the Bihar elections, through which real-time monitoring of all major election-related processes will be possible.
Talk to BLO in Bihar elections on one call
For the convenience of voters, the Election Commission has now brought the entire election machinery just a phone call away. A total of 90,712 BLOs, 243 EROs, and 38 DEOs have been appointed in Bihar, who can now be contacted directly. Voters can obtain information by calling 1950 (Voter Helpline). Simply dial +91-STD Code-1950 followed by the STD code of the relevant district, such as +91-612-1950 for Patna. Voters can also book a call from their BLO through the ECINet app.
By-elections have also been announced for assembly seats in 7 states.
The Election Commission also announced by-elections for assembly seats in seven states. These include Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir, Anta in Rajasthan, Ghatsila (ST) in Jharkhand, Jubilee Hills in Telangana, Tarn Taran in Punjab, Dampa in Mizoram, and Nuapada in Odisha. Voting will take place on November 11th and results will be declared on November 14th.