Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: The assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases, polling for which will be held on November 6 and 11 while the counting of votes will be done on November 14, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced on Monday.

The entire election process will be concluded by November 16. "Bihar elections will be held in two phases on November 6 and 11. Counting of votes will be done on November 14," Kumar said at a press conference.
"It is mandatory to complete counting of postal ballots before last two rounds of counting of votes," he added. 

Currently, the NDA holds 131 seats (BJP 80, JD(U) 45, HAM(S) 4, and 2 Independents), while the Mahagathbandhan controls 111 seats (RJD 77, Congress 19, CPI(ML) 11, CPI(M) 2, CPI 2).

The upcoming elections are expected to witness a direct contest between the ruling NDA led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the Mahagathbandhan spearheaded by the RJD. 

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  1. 05:10 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: Patna District To Vote In First Phase

    All 14 Assembly seats in Patna will vote in first phase on November 6, 2025. The counting of votes will be held on November 14. Below are the Assembly constituencies in Patna district.

    - Mokama
    - Barh
    - Bakhtiarpur
    - Digha
    - Bankipur
    - Kumhrar
    - Patna Sahib
    - Fatuha
    - Danapur
    - Maner
    - Phulwari (SC)
    - Masaurhi (SC)
    - Paliganj
    - Bikram

  2. 04:59 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: Voting To Be Held In Two Phases; Check Phase 2 Seats

    1. Valmiki Nagar
    2. Ramnagar
    3. Narkatiaganj
    4. Bagaha
    5. Lauriya
    6. Nautan
    7. Chanpatia
    8. Bettiah
    9. Sikta
    10. Raxaul
    11. Sugauli
    12. Narkatia
    13. Harsidhi
    14. Govindganj
    15. Kesaria
    16. Kalyanpur
    17. Pipra
    18. Madhuban
    19. Motihari
    20. Chiraia
    21. Dhaka
    22. Sheohar
    23. Riga
    24. Bathnaha
    25. Parihar
    26. Sursand
    27. Bajpatti
    28. Sitamarhi
    29. Runnisaidpur
    30. Belsand
    31. Harlakhi
    32. Benipatti
    33. Khajauli
    34. Babubarhi
    35. Bisfi
    36. Madhubani
    37. Rajnagar
    38. Jhanjharpur
    39. Phulparas
    40. Laukaha
    41. Nirmali
    42. Pipra
    43. Supaul
    44. Triveniganj
    45. Chhatapur
    46. Narpatganj
    47. Raniganj
    48. Forbesganj
    49. Araria
    50. Jokihat
    51. Sikti
    52. Bahadurganj
    53. Thakurganj
    54. Kishanganj
    55. Kochadhaman
    56. Amour
    57. Baisi
    58. Kasba
    59. Banmankhi
    60. Rupauli
    61. Dhamdaha
    62. Purnia
    63. Katihar
    64. Kadwa
    65. Balrampur
    66. Pranpur
    67. Manihari
    68. Barari
    69. Korha
    70. Bihpur
    71. Gopalpur
    72. Pirpainti
    73. Kahalgaon
    74. Bhagalpur
    75. Sultanganj
    76. Nathnagar
    77. Amarpur
    78. Dhoraiya
    79. Banka
    80. Katoria
    81. Belhar
    82. Ramgarh
    83. Mohania
    84. Bhabua
    85. Chainpur
    86. Chenari
    87. Sasaram
    88. Kargahar
    89. Dinara
    90. Nokha
    91. Dehri
    92. Karakat
    93. Arwal
    94. Kurtha
    95. Jehanabad
    96. Ghosi
    97. Makhdumpur
    98. Goh
    99. Obra
    100. Nabinagar
    101. Kutumba
    102. Aurangabad
    103. Rafiganj
    104. Gurua
    105. Sherghati
    106. Imamganj
    107. Barachatti
    108. Bodh Gaya
    109. Gaya Town
    110. Tikari
    111. Belaganj
    112. Atri
    113. Wazirganj
    114. Rajauli
    115. Hisua
    116. Nawada
    117. Gobindpur
    118. Warsaliganj
    119. Sikandra
    120. Jamui
    121. Jhajha
    122. Chakai

  3. 04:56 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: Voting To Be Held In Two Phases; Check Phase 1 Seats

    1. Alamnagar
    2. Biharigani
    3. Singheshwar 
    4. Madhepura
    5. Sonbarsha 
    6. Saharsa
    7. Simri Bakhtiarpur
    8. Mahishi
    9. Kusheshwar Asthan 
    10. Gaura Bauram
    11. Benipur
    12. Alinagar
    13. Darbhanga Rural
    14. Darbhanga
    15. Hayaghat
    16. Bahadurpur
    17. Keoti
    18. Jale
    19. Gaighat
    20. Aurai
    21. Minapur
    22. Bochahan
    23. Sakra
    24. Kurhani
    25. Muzaffarpur
    26. Kanti
    27. Baruraj
    28. Paroo
    29. Sahebganj
    30. Baikunthpur
    31. Barauli
    32. Gopalgani
    33. Kuchaikote
    34. Bhore (SC)
    35. Hathua
    36. Siwan
    37. Ziradei
    38. Darauli 
    39. Raghunathpur
    40. Daraunda
    41. Barharia
    42. Goriakothi
    43. Maharajgani
    44. Ekma
    45. Manjhi
    46. Baniapur
    47. Taraiya
    48. Marhaura
    49. Chapra
    50. Garkha 
    51. Amnour
    52. Parsa
    53. Sonepur
    54. Hajipur
    55. Lalgani
    56. Vaishali
    57. Mahua
    58. Raja Pakar (SC)
    59. Raghopur
    60. Mahnar
    61. Patepur 
    62. Kalyanpur 
    63. Warisnagar
    64. Samastipur
    65. Ujiarpur
    66. Morwa
    67. Sarairanjan
    68. Mohiuddinnagar
    69. Bibhutipur
    70. Rosera
    71. Hasanpur
    72. Cheria-Bariarpur
    73. Bachhwara
    74. Teghra
    75. Matihani
    76. Sahebpur Kamal
    77. Begusarai
    78. Bakhri (SC)
    79. Alauli (SC)
    80. Khagaria
    81. Beldaur
    82. Parbatta
    83. Tarapur
    84. Munger
    85. Jamalpur
    86. Suryagarha
    87. Lakhisarai
    88. Sheikhpura
    89. Barbigha
    90. Asthawan
    91. Biharsharif
    92. Rajgir 
    93. Islampur
    94. Hilsa
    95. Nalanda
    96. Harnaut
    97. Mokama
    98. Barh
    99. Bakhtiarpur
    100. Digha
    101. Bankipur
    102. Kumhrar
    103. Patna Sahib
    104. Fatuha
    105. Danapur
    106. Maner
    107. Phulwari 
    108. Masaurhi 
    109. Paliganj
    110. Bikram
    111. Sandesh
    112. Barhara
    113. Arrah
    114. Agiaon 
    115. Tarari
    116. Jagdishpur
    117. Shahpur
    118. Brahampur
    119. Buxar
    120. Dumraon
    121. Raipur 

  4. 04:46 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: ECI Issues Directions To DMs, SPs, And Enforcement Agencies

    - Absolutely zero tolerance towards any form of violence.

    - No scope for any kind of intimidation or threats to voters and candidates.

    - Adequate CAPF deployment in the state well in advance for confidence-building measures.

    - All officers must act impartially and be easily accessible to all stakeholders.

    - Ensure all grievances/complaints from parties are addressed appropriately.

    - Respond to fake news in a timely manner – Social media teams at the district level must actively counter misinformation.

    - Maintain strict vigilance at all checkpoints to prevent the illegal movement of drugs, liquor, etc.

     

  5. 04:43 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: Voter List Purified After 22 Years, Says Chief Election Commissioner

  6. 04:39 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: ECI Announces By-Election Dates In 7 States and Union Territories

  7. 04:38 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Update: Voting To Be Held In Two Phases On November 6 And 11

  8. 04:33 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 2025 Schedule: ECI Announces Voter Helpline, Unveils Key Initiatives At Press Conference

  9. 04:29 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: ECI Streamlines Process, Introduces Key Reforms

  10. 04:27 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Final Voter List Shared with Political Parties, Says CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    On SIR in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said,"... The final voter's list after SIR has been given to all political parties. Post the date of nomination filing, the Voters' list, which is to be released, will be final."

  11. 04:26 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Over 14 Lakh First-Time Voters In Bihar, Says Chief Election Commissioner

  12. 04:24 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 2025 Schedule: Over 90,000 Polling Stations Set for State Polls

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  13. 04:14 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: ECI Releases Voter List Data 7.43 Crore Total Voters, Gender-Wise Data Shared

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  17. 04:07 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: ECI Starts Press Conference, Election Schedule To Be Announced Soon

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  20. 03:53 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: AAP Releases First List Of 11 Candidates For Upcoming Bihar Polls

  21. 03:35 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: 'Confident Of Victory', BJP Says NDA Will Return To Power 

    As the Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to announce the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections on Monday, the BJP expressed confidence that the NDA government will be formed again in the poll-bound state.

    Speaking to IANS, BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat, said, "It is a very positive development that Bihar will once again move towards a stable government. When the government is formed and work begins, progress is made swiftly in various schemes and initiatives. The announcement of the elections is a welcome step. I am fully confident that the NDA government will be formed again.

  22. 02:35 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: JMM Eyes 15 Seats, Party In Talks Over Seat Sharing

    The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is strengthening its strategy and preparing for crucial discussions on seat-sharing within the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan).

    JMM’s Central General Secretary Vinod Pandey and Urban Development Minister Sudivya Kumar will attend a key Mahagathbandhan meeting in Patna on October 7.

    According to Jagran.com, this meeting is expected to finalize seat-sharing and alliance strategies. JMM President Hemant Soren has given clear instructions to prioritize maintaining the alliance’s unity.

    At the same time, the party aims to expand its organizational presence in Bihar. JMM is focusing on constituencies along the Bihar-Jharkhand border, where it has a strong social and political base.

    The party plans to stake a claim on about 12 to 15 seats in districts like Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka, and Jamui.

     

  23. 02:20 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: 'Discussions On Seat Sharing To Continue' Says Tejashwi Yadav | VIDEO

  24. 02:18 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Congress Promises Rs 2,500 Monthly Aid For Women, Slams BJP

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  26. 02:14 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Voters Will Judge Us On Two Decades Of Work, Says JDU Leader

    As the Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the Bihar Assembly election schedule on Monday, ruling JD(U) MP Sanjay Kumar noted that the public will vote for the political parties based on their performance in the last 20 years.

    JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha told reporters, "We welcome it. Elections are a festival of democracy, and the public will vote based on the work done in Bihar in the past 20 years. The public has made up its mind to vote for the double-engine government...We have a strong track record of serving the people of the state..."

  27. 02:13 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 2025 Schedule: Samajwadi Party Urges EC To Ensure Free And Fair Elections

    Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday expressed his hopes that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will strictly enforce the right to vote and conduct free and fair elections in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls. The ECI is set to announce the election schedule today at 4 pm.

    "I hope the Election Commission will strictly enforce the right to vote given to the people in the Constitution. The Constitution will be protected, democracy will be protected, and I hope the Election Commission will conduct free and fair elections... I hope the voters will initiate the change of power," Awadhesh Prasad told ANI.

  28. 02:10 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Final Voter List Shows Dip To 7.42 Crore After SIR Revision

    The final voter list for Bihar, released on September 30, records a total of 7.42 crore (74.2 million) registered voters, a decrease from 7.89 crore (78.9 million) in June.

  29. 02:04 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Political parties have urged the EC to hold the polls immediately after the Chhath festival, which will be celebrated at the end of October, to ensure greater voter participation as a large number of people employed outside return home for festivities.

    The 2020 assembly polls in the state were held in three phases under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  30. 02:04 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: ECI Rolls Out Reforms As Parties Ramp Up Campaigns Ahead Of Bihar Polls

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rolled out several new measures for the upcoming Bihar elections, such as improved voter list management, increased salaries for election staff, mobile phone deposit facilities at polling stations, and full webcasting coverage at all booths. Leaders from BJP, RJD, JD(U), and other parties have requested phased polling after the Chhath festival to encourage higher voter turnout.

    Meanwhile, election campaigns are intensifying, with parties attacking their opponents and highlighting their own platforms across the state. Currently, the NDA holds 131 assembly seats, while the Mahagathbandhan controls 111.

  31. 02:01 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 2025 Schedule: CEC Limits Voter Count To 1,200 Per Polling Station

    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has stated that to ensure smooth voting, no polling station will have more than 1,200 voters.

  32. 01:55 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Identity Cards Distributed To Booth-Level Officials, Mobile Phone Restrictions Introduced

    The Chief Election Commissioner stated that identity cards have been issued to booth-level officials for better identification. Mobile phones can be deposited in a room outside the booth. This process will be implemented throughout Bihar. There will be 100 per cent webcasting at every polling station.

  33. 01:53 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Nitish Kumar’s NDA vs RJD-led Grand Alliance | Check Key Contenders, Seat Distribution 

    The electoral battle in Bihar will be a direct contest between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and the Grand Alliance, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).

    The NDA currently holds 131 seats: BJP 80, JD(U) 45, HAM(S) 4, and two independents.

    The opposition has 111 seats: RJD 77, Congress 19, CPI(ML) 11, CPI(M) 2, and CPI 2. Prashant Kishore’s Jan Suraj Party will also contest all 243 seats in the state.

     

     

  34. 01:50 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Vidhan Sabha Election 2025 Schedule: Over 500 CAPF Companies Deployed Ahead Of Bihar Assembly Elections

    In a major security preparedness move, more than 500 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), comprising over 5,000 personnel, have been earmarked for deployment across Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state.

    The deployment includes 121 companies from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and around 400 from the Border Security Force (BSF), along with contingents from other CAPFs such as the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), sources privy to the development told ANI on Monday.

  35. 01:49 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Bihar Elections To Be Held Before November 22, Says CEC 

    A day earlier, in a press conference in Patna, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said that elections in Bihar will be held before November 22, when the term of the State Assembly ends.

    Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies, including two reserved for STs and 38 for SCs.

  36. 01:48 PM, 06 Oct 2025

    Bihar Election 2025 Date Live Updates: Election Commission likely to announce Bihar poll schedule today

    The Election Commission of India is set to hold a press conference at 4 PM on Monday, where it is likely to announce the schedule for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections.

    A day earlier, in a press conference in Patna, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said that elections in Bihar will be held before November 22, when the term of the State Assembly ends.