From Terror to Ballot: How Chormara Village in Bihar Celebrates Its First Peaceful Election After 25 Years of Maoist Control

Nov 10, 2025 08:27 pm CST

After more than 25 years under Maoist control, the small village of Chormara in Bihar's Jamui district is preparing for its first peaceful election. Once terrorized by violence and isolation, residents will now vote in the very school that insurgents had bombed. This democratic transformation represents hope and renewal for a community long denied basic freedoms, with security forces ensuring the safety of this historic electoral process.