The Election Commission of India (ECI) is all set to count votes in Bihar’s 243 Assembly constituencies on Friday (November 14, 2025), starting with postal ballots at 8 a.m., with the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tallies to begin at 8:30 a.m. A record 67.13% of voters cast their ballots in two phases of polling, the highest voter turnout in the State since 1951.
“Altogether 4,372 counting tables staffed with one counting supervisor, one counting assistant, and one micro-observer at each table have been set up. More than 18,000 Counting Agents appointed by the candidates will also oversee the counting process,” the ECI said in a statement on Thursday (November 13, 2025). Counting will be conducted by 243 Returning Officers (ROs) in the presence of 243 Counting Observers, as well as the candidates or their agents.
ECI all set for counting day in Bihar after record turnout
ECI prepares for Bihar vote counting amid record turnout, as tensions rise between parties over potential electoral disputes.
