Elections to Bihar's 243-seat Assembly are set to take place in two phases on 6 November and 11 November; while the counting of votes will take place on 14 November.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar announced the election schedule on Monday, 6 October. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which concluded in Bihar on 1 September, led to the deletion of 68.5 lakh names, leaving a total of 7.42 crore eligible electors in the state.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar said that all political parties had been given the final roll of Bihar electors, and added that they can still raise objections.
Bihar Election Schedule:
The poll body announced the election schedule in Bihar:
121 Assembly seats will go to polls in the first phase, on 6 November; while the remaining 122 seats will have elections in the second phase on 11 November.
In addition, byelections will be held in eight assembly constituencies across seven states and Union Territories on 11 November, while the counting of votes will be held on 14 November.