Bihar Elections 2025: 17 New Initiatives Announced, Voting on Nov 6 & 11, Results on Nov 14

17 New Polling Initiatives Announced; BJP-JD(U) vs INDI Alliance, Jan Suraaj Makes Debut

Bihar Election Schedule 2025

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 will be conducted in two phases:

Phase 1: November 6
Phase 2: November 11
Counting of votes: November 14

The elections will decide the fate of 243 assembly constituencies.

Key Political Contenders

BJP-JD(U) Alliance: Led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and backed by PM Narendra Modi
INDI Alliance (Congress + RJD): Led by Tejashwi Yadav under the national opposition bloc
Jan Suraaj Party: Political debut of strategist Prashant Kishor, contesting all 243 seats

Bihar Elections 2025 in Numbers

Metric	Details
Total Constituencies	243
General Constituencies	203
SC-reserved Seats	38
ST-reserved Seats	2
Polling Stations	90,712
Total Voters	Over 7.43 crore
EC Polling Staff	1 General Observer per constituency (243 total)
Police Observers	38
Expenditure Observers	67
Horse Patrolling Booths	250
Boat-accessible Booths	197

17 New Election Initiatives in Bihar – To Be Implemented Nationwide

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated that this election follows a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, aiming to set an example in voter roll purification across India.

Here are the 17 new initiatives launched: