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

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 ...

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

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...