Bihar Assembly Election

November 14, 2025 8:21 AM

Bihar election results: Counting begins amid tight security

Counting of votes for all 243 constituencies in the Bihar Assembly election began on Friday under elaborate, multi-tier security arrangements. The process started at 8 a.m. with the counting of postal ballots, followed by the opening of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at 8:30 a.m. A multi-layered security cordon has been put in place across 46 counting centres in 38 districts. The innermost tier around the strongrooms and counting halls is secured by the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), wh...

October 13, 2025 7:11 PM

First randomisation of EVM-VVPATs for phase-I of Bihar assembly elections completed

The first randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units for Phase I of the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar has been completed. The process was carried out in all 18 districts scheduled to go to polls in the first phase. As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the randomisation was conducted by District Election Officers (DEOs) on October 11, 2025, after the machines successfully cleared First Level Checking ...

October 8, 2025 4:20 PM

EC to facilitate postal ballot voting for elderly, PwD, and service voters in Bihar assembly elections

The Election Commission of India (ECI) will facilitate postal ballot voting for elderly citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD), and service voters in the upcoming Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, as well as bye-elections in eight Assembly constituencies across six states and the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The provision, made under Section 60(c) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, allows electors aged 85 years and above, along with voters with benchmark disabiliti...

October 5, 2025 5:11 PM

Bihar assembly polls to be held before November 22: CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held before November 22, when the term of the current Legislative Assembly ends. Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies, including two reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and 38 for Scheduled Castes (SCs). Addressing a press conference in Patna after a two-day review of poll preparedness, the CEC said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was completed within t...