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Bihar Elections: Key Constituencies and Candidates Revealed

Over 7.4 crore voters, including 14 lakh first-timers, are set to participate in Bihar's two-phase assembly elections with security and transparency measures in place.

  • On October 6, the Election Commission of India announced Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with results declared on November 14.
  • The 243-member Bihar Assembly's term ends on November 22, prompting elections, with Nitish Kumar's JD leading the NDA against the Mahagathbandhan alliance led by Tejashwi Yadav.
  • The Election Commission's final roll shows 74.2 million voters, 7.43 crore registered electors, 14 lakh first-time voters, and plans for 90,712 polling stations.
  • The poll panel ordered counting rules that postal ballots must be counted before the last two rounds, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said `CAPF will be deployed in advance as a confidence-building measure..`
  • The contest pits the National Democratic Alliance led by Janata Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party against the INDIA bloc led by Rashtriya Janata Dal's Tejashwi Yadav, and election technology changes include Electronic voting machines showing candidate photographs in colour.
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After 40 years, the Bihar Assembly elections are going to be held in two phases. This time, the contest is going to be very interesting. The political battle of 'uncle versus nephew' is also going to be interesting. Find out what is at stake and who will seize the throne of Bihar...

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DNA India broke the news in New Delhi, India on Monday, October 6, 2025.
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