Election Commission of India

November 11, 2025 4:07 PM

Bihar records 60.40% voter turnout till 3 p.m. in second phase of Assembly polls

Bihar witnessed a strong voter response in the second phase of Assembly elections, recording a turnout of 60.40 per cent till 3 p.m. on Tuesday, according to data from the Election Commission of India (ECI). The highest voter turnout was reported from Kishanganj district at 66.10 per cent, followed by Purnia (64.22 per cent), Katihar (63.80 per cent), Jamui (63.33 per cent) and Banka (63.03 per cent). According to the ECI’s Voter Turnout application, Nawada registered a turnout of 53.17 per ...

November 11, 2025 1:49 PM

Bihar registers 47.62% turnout till 1 p.m. in second phase of Assembly polls

Bihar is witnessing enthusiastic voter participation in the second phase of Assembly elections. According to the Election Commission of India, the state recorded a voter turnout of 47.62 per cent till 1 p.m. on Tuesday, higher than the 42.31 per cent registered at the same time during the first phase of polling. Among districts, Kishanganj recorded the highest turnout of 51.86 per cent, while Madhubani saw the lowest at 43.39 per cent. Brisk polling was also reported from Gaya (50.95 per ce...

November 7, 2025 10:31 PM

ECI conducts smooth scrutiny of poll documents for Phase-I of Bihar Assembly Elections; no malpractice found

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has completed the scrutiny of poll-day documents, including Form 17A (Register of Voters), for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections. The exercise was carried out to enhance transparency and ensure fair electoral practices. According to the Commission, scrutiny was conducted across all 121 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) that went to polls in Phase I, in the presence of 121 Returning Officers (ROs) and 121 General Observers (GOs) appointed by the E...

October 10, 2025 1:17 PM

Voters can use 12 alternative photo IDs apart from EPIC to cast their vote

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that electors on the voter list can now use any one of twelve alternative photo identity documents in addition to the Electors’ Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to exercise their right to vote. This move aims to facilitate voter identification and prevent impersonation at polling stations. EPICs, issued under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, have already reached nearly 100 percent of ...

October 9, 2025 1:26 PM

ECI Issues AI Guidelines for Bihar Election

With the announcement of the General Election to the Bihar Legislative Assembly and bye-elections in eight constituencies on October 6 , the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into effect. The MCC, a key part of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) , governs the conduct of political parties and candidates during elections, including their online activities. As part of this framework, the ECI has introduced specific guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in election campai...

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...

September 18, 2025 5:37 PM

The Election Process in India: Setting Facts Aside from Fiction

The recent political colouring of India’s autonomous institutions, fueling the democratic framework since independence, for almost eight decades, has been rather unfortunate. The Election Commission of India, in the larger scheme of things, is one of the most critical bedrocks of India’s democracy, and therefore, to drag it into a political slugfest without an iota of substantiation is condemnable. When it comes to the Election Commission of India, the transparency, integrity, verifiability...

September 8, 2025 5:29 PM

Supreme Court allows Aadhaar as identity document for Bihar voter list revision

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to accept Aadhaar as the 12th identity document for inclusion in the revised voters’ list in Bihar. A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing petitions, including one by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), which argued that Aadhaar was not being accepted by ECI officials as a stand-alone document for voter registration. Petitioners said that officials were insisting on one of...

August 25, 2025 10:45 PM

Electoral roll revision in Bihar sees 99.11% document submission: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said that it has received documents from 99.11 per cent of electors in Bihar, with seven days still remaining in the Claims, Objections and Documents period under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. According to the ECI, this reflects an average daily collection rate of 1.64 per cent. With the deadline set for September 1, only 0.89 per cent of electors are yet to submit their documents. The Commission noted tha...

August 25, 2025 12:48 PM

Bihar SIR: 1.4 lakh voter claims received so far; only one party has filed objections, says ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it has received 1,40,931 claims and objections from voters in Bihar seeking inclusion or deletion of names in the draft electoral rolls published on August 1, adding that only one of the 12 recognised political parties in the state has submitted objections so far. According to the ECI, aggrieved voters and parties can continue to file claims and objections, along with supporting documents, until September 1. Of the applications from indiv...