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Bihar Assembly Elections On 6 And 11 November, Results On 14 November
Bihar Election announcement by CEC Gyanesh Kumar
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday (6 October) announced that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in two phases, on 6 November and 11 November, with the counting of votes scheduled for 14 November, the Business Standard reported.
The last date for filing nominations for the first phase is 17 October, while candidates contesting in the second phase must file their nominations by 20 October. The current Bihar Assembly, comprising 243 seats, will complete its term on 22 November.
As per the final electoral roll released by the ECI last month, Bihar has 7.42 crore registered voters, including 14 lakh first-time voters. The updated voter list is available on the Election Commission’s website.
The upcoming polls are expected to witness a high-stakes contest between the ruling NDA alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), and the opposition Mahagathbandhan, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.
Other notable players include the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Prashant Kishor’s newly formed Jan Suraaj Party, which will contest its first election, aiming to position itself as a third front in Bihar’s political arena.
The RJD had emerged as the single largest party with 75 seats. Currently, the NDA holds 131 seats in the state Assembly, while the Opposition INDIA bloc controls 111.
With key alliances, new entrants, and shifting caste equations, the 2025 Bihar elections are set to be a closely watched political battle.
