Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: As Bihar goes to the polls for the first phase of assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, November 6, urged the people of the state to participate enthusiastically in the festival of democracy. He called on citizens to exercise their voting rights with full commitment, highlighting the importance of active participation in shaping the future of Bihar.
PM Modi’s message to Bihar’s first-time voters
In a post on X, Prime Minister Modi also extended congratulations to the young voters who are going to cast their vote for the first time, urging them to prioritise voting before all chores, saying, “Pehle matdaan, fir jalpaan.”
“Today in Bihar is the first phase of the festival of democracy. My appeal to all voters of this phase in the assembly elections is that they should vote with full enthusiasm. On this occasion, my special congratulations to all my young companions of the state who are going to cast their vote for the first time. Remember–first voting, then refreshments!” PM Modi wrote on X.
बिहार में आज लोकतंत्र के उत्सव का पहला चरण है। विधानसभा चुनावों में इस दौर के सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे पूरे उत्साह के साथ मतदान करें। इस मौके पर पहली बार वोट डालने जा रहे राज्य के अपने सभी युवा साथियों को मेरी विशेष बधाई। याद रखना है- पहले मतदान, फिर जलपान!
---Advertisement---— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 6, 2025
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: First phase polling underway
The first phase of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections commenced today at 7:00 am, covering 121 constituencies across 18 districts out of the state’s 243 seats. Around 3.75 crore voters are going to cast their ballots in this phase. Polling is scheduled to end at 6 pm, although in certain constituencies, the closing time has been shortened to 5 pm due to security considerations.
The first phase of the elections will be crucial for several senior political leaders, including RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Mangal Pandey, and JD(U) leaders Shravan Kumar and Vijay Kumar Choudhary. Lalu Yadav’s son Tej Pratap Yadav is also contesting in this phase, making it a closely watched round of voting.
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