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
