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  • New Mobile Phone Policy at Bihar Polling Stations: Election Commission

    New Mobile Phone Policy at Bihar Polling Stations: Election Commission's Innovative Approach for 2025 Elections

    Oct 06, 2025 09:12 pm CST

    The Election Commission of India has implemented a new mobile phone policy for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, allowing voters to deposit devices outside polling rooms. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced several innovative measures for the two-phase November elections, including dedicated observers for each constituency and improvements following the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls that registered 7.43 crore voters.