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Bihar Election 2025: Chief Election Commission (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday confirmed that the much-awaited Bihar assembly election will be held before November 22. While addressing a press conference in Patna, he thanked the residents of the state for making the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process a success. Kumar further urged the voters to celebrate the polls like Chhath, adding that the poll body is doing everything to ensure a transparent and fair election. Earlier on Saturday, the Election Commission had a meeting with the top political parties of the state in which almost all the parties demanded to conduct the polls just after Chhath.

Top quotes from the press conference:

- Gyanesh Kumar confirmed that the polls will be held before November 22, adding that booth level officers have been trained for the first time. "Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies – 2 for STs and 38 for SCs. The term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ends on November 22, 2025, and elections will be held before that time. The Election Commission trained booth-level officers for the first time," CEC Kumar stated.

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- CEC thanked the people of Bihar for participating the voter list revision process and further appealed them to vote. "We congratulate the voters of India. Thank you to everyone for the successful SIR process. I appeal to all the voters of Bihar to celebrate this festival of democracy with the same enthusiasm as you celebrate Chhath. Everyone should vote and ensure their participation," he stated.

- While addressing the press conference, CEC lauded the efforts from the booth-level officers during the complicated SIR process. "Recently, the voter list cleansing work was carried out in Bihar, and the booth-level officers present before us not only carried out the work of cleansing the voter list in their booths, but 90,217 booth-level officers of Bihar performed a work that is exemplary across the country...Just as Vaishali in Bihar showed the world the path to democracy. Together, you will become a source of inspiration for the country in the work of cleansing the voter list," he asserted.

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- CEC Kumar also emphasised that the electoral roll revision will be conducted in every state to make the election more transparent and fair.

(Updates to follow)