Bihar election: Phase 1 voting to kick off at 7 a.m.; about 45,341 polling stations in action
Over 3.75 crore voters in Bihar will cast their ballots in the first phase of the Assembly election on Thursday (November 6, 2025), covering 121 of the State’s 243 constituencies. This phase is particularly significant for the Opposition Mahagatbandhan, which had secured 63 of these seats in the 2020 election. The ruling BJP and Janata Dal (United) together had won 55.
Voting will take place at 45,341 polling stations, an overwhelming majority of which (36,733) fall in rural areas. According to the Election Commission, of the 3.75 crore voters in the 121 constituencies, 10.72 lakh were “new electors”. The number of voters in the age group of 18-19 years, though, was 7.38 lakh.
