Bihar Elections 2025 Explained In Numbers, Dates And Maps

The Election Commission announced on Monday that Assembly polls in the state will be held in two phases, on November 6 and 11, while counting will be held on November 14.

While the elections will see a direct contest between the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-BJP combine and the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal-led INDI Alliance, political strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party and Arvind Kejriwal's Aam aadmi Party will make their debut.

Here is a snapshot of the Bihar elections in dates and numbers:

First phase of poll: November 6

Second phase of poll: November 11

Counting: November 14

Number of constituencies: 243

General constituencies: 203

SC constituencies: 38

ST constituencies: 2

Number of seats in Phase 1: 121

Number of seats in Phase 2: 122

Polling stations: 90,712

Total voters: Over 7.43 crore

First Time Voters: 14 lakh

Women voters: 3.5 crore

Men voters: 3.92 crore

Transgender voters: 1,725

Voters above age of 100: 14,000

Home voting facility: Over 85 voters

Number of polling stations that will see patrolling by horses: 250

Number of polling stations where EC will reach by boat: 197

Window for corrections in the electoral rolls: Till 10 days before the filing of nomination papers by candidates

Voter Helpline: 1950; how to connect: +91 STD Code 1950 (For example, for Patna, dial +91- 612- 1950)

Polling personnel to be deployed: 4.53 lakh

Sector officers: 9,600

Counting officials: 28,300

Number of general observer for each Constituency: 1

Total General Observers: 243

Total Police Observers: 38

Total Expenditure Observers: 67

Distance within which candidate booths will be allowed outside polling stations: 100 metres