Bihar elections 2025

November 11, 2025 12:11 PM

Bihar records 31.38% voter turnout till 11 a.m. in second phase of Assembly polls

Bihar is witnessing enthusiastic voter participation in the second phase of Assembly elections. As per the Election Commission of India, the state recorded a voter turnout of 31.38 per cent till 11 a.m. on Tuesday, which is higher than the 27.65 per cent registered at the same time during the first phase of polling. Among districts, Kishanganj recorded the highest turnout of 34.74 per cent, while Madhubani saw the lowest at 28.66 per cent. Brisk polling was also reported from Gaya (34.07 per ce...

November 11, 2025 10:11 AM

Bihar Assembly Elections: 14.55% voter turnout recorded till 9 AM in second phase

A voter turnout of 14.55 per cent was recorded in the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections till 9 a.m., according to data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI). The turnout is slightly higher than the 13.13 per cent recorded at the same time during the first phase of polling. Among the 20 districts voting today, Gaya registered the highest turnout at 15.97 per cent, followed by Kishanganj (15.81 per cent) and Jamui (15.77 per cent). The lowest turnout so far was reported fr...

October 23, 2025 4:45 PM

Mahagathbandhan names Tejashwi Yadav as chief ministerial face for Bihar elections

Ending weeks of speculation, the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) in Bihar on Wednesday officially declared RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections. The announcement was made at a joint press conference held at Hotel Maurya in Patna, where senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot made the declaration in the presence of leaders from all alliance partners. “Tejashwi Yadav is young, capable, and a man of com...