Bihar election to be held on November 6 and 11

**Bihar Assembly Elections Scheduled for November 6 and 11**

*By Chanshimla Varah | October 6, 2025, 4:36 PM*

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that the Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases on November 6 and November 11, 2025. The results are expected to be declared on November 14.

The current 243-member Bihar Assembly’s term concludes on November 22, making it mandatory to hold elections before that date. The election schedule aligns with political parties’ requests to hold polls after the Chhath Puja festival to boost voter turnout.

### Bypolls to be Held Alongside Second Phase

On November 11, alongside the second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, eight Assembly bypolls will take place. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar confirmed that results for both the general elections and bypolls will be announced on November 14.

The bypolls will be held for the following seats:

– Budgam and Nagrota (Jammu and Kashmir)
– Anta (Rajasthan)
– Ghatsila (ST) (Jharkhand)
– Jubilee Hills (Telangana)
– Tarn Taran (Punjab)
– Dampa (ST) (Mizoram)
– Nuapada (Odisha)

### Political Dynamics: Major Contestants

The Bihar elections will largely be a contest between two major alliances:

– **National Democratic Alliance (NDA):** Led by incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, currently holding 131 seats.
– **Mahagathbandhan:** Led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), with the opposition bloc, including the Congress, holding 111 seats.

New entrant Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj party is also set to contest all 243 seats, marking its debut in Bihar’s political landscape.

### Election Commission’s Preparations and Voter Details

Ahead of the announcements, an ECI delegation led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, visited Bihar to review poll preparations. They met representatives from 12 political parties, including prominent national parties like the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

On September 30, the ECI published the final electoral roll for Bihar, which lists 7.42 crore registered voters. This reflects a decrease of over 47 lakh voters since the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) started in June.

Out of the total electorate, 3.92 crore are male and 3.5 crore are female voters. Additionally, there are approximately 14 lakh first-time voters participating in these elections. Remarkably, around 14,000 voters are over the age of 100.

In a significant update, CEC Kumar announced that the new voter ID cards will feature color photographs of electors, replacing the earlier black and white images.

### Polling Arrangements

A total of 90,712 polling stations have been arranged across Bihar to facilitate smooth and accessible voting for all electors.

Stay tuned for further updates as Bihar gears up for this crucial electoral exercise.
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