The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the poll schedule for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Voting will take place in two phases on November 6 and 11, and the counting of votes will be held on November 14. The entire polling process will be completed by November 16.
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In the first phase, polling will be held in 121 constituencies, while 122 constituencies will go to the polls in the second phase.
Schedule of Phase-1
For the first phase, the date of issue of the gazette notification is October 10, while the last date for filing nominations is October 17. Scrutiny of nominations will be held on October 18, and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is October 20.
Schedule of Phase-2
Similarly, for the second phase, the date of issue of the gazette notification is October 13, while the last date for filing nominations is October 20. Scrutiny of nominations will be held on October 21, and the last date for withdrawal of candidatures is October 23.
Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies, including two reserved for STs and 38 for SCs. Chief election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said, “EC wants to tell voters of Bihar that we will ensure elections are conducted transparently while maintaining law and order.”
He said, “There are a total of 243 assembly seats in Bihar. The total number of electors is 7.43 crore, including around 14 lakh first-time voters.”
A day earlier, in a press conference in Patna, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said that elections in Bihar will be held before November 22.
“Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies – 2 for STs and 38 for SCs. The term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ends on November 22, 2025, and elections will be held before that time… The Election Commission trained booth-level officers for the first time… SIR was launched on June 24, 2025, and completed by the deadline,” Kumar said.
“The Election Commission has decided that no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters,” Kumar said.
The electoral battle in Bihar is largely anticipated to be a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and the Mahagathbandhan, spearheaded by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
In the 243-member Bihar Assembly, the NDA currently holds 131 seats — BJP 80, JD(U) 45, HAM(S) 4, and two Independents — while the Mahagathbandhan holds 111 seats, comprising RJD 77, Congress 19, CPI(ML) 11, CPI(M) 2, and CPI 2.
