Bihar Elections 2025: Complete Guide to Polling Dates, Constituencies, and Electoral Statistics

The Election Commission has announced that Bihar Assembly elections will be conducted in two phases on November 6 and 11, with vote counting scheduled for November 14.

The electoral contest will primarily feature the alliance between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP against the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal-led INDI Alliance. Additionally, this election will mark the debut of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party in Bihar politics.

A comprehensive overview of the Bihar elections timeline and statistics reveals the following:

The first polling phase is set for November 6, followed by the second phase on November 11. Vote counting will take place on November 14.

Bihar has 243 total constituencies, comprising 203 general constituencies, 38 SC constituencies, and 2 ST constituencies. Phase 1 will cover 121 seats while Phase 2 will include 122 seats.

The electoral infrastructure includes 90,712 polling stations across the state. The electorate consists of over 7.43 crore voters, including 3.5 crore women voters, 3.92 crore men voters, and 1,725 transgender voters.

Notably, 14 lakh first-time voters will participate in this election. The state also has approximately 14,000 voters above the age of 100, with special home voting facilities available for voters over 85 years old.

The Election Commission has made special arrangements for 250 polling stations that will require horse patrolling and 197 stations that can only be reached by boat.

Citizens can make corrections to electoral rolls until 10 days before candidate nomination filings. For assistance, voters can contact the helpline at 1950 by dialing +91 followed by their STD code and 1950 (for example, Patna residents would dial +91-612-1950).

The election will deploy 4.53 lakh polling personnel, 9,600 sector officers, and 28,300 counting officials. Each constituency will have one general observer, with a total of 243 general observers, 38 police observers, and 67 expenditure observers monitoring the process.

Candidate booths will be permitted within 100 meters of polling stations, as per election guidelines.