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Bihar polls to be held in two phases, Nov 14 decision day

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October 07, 2025

Roughly 74.3 million people across 243 constituencies in Bihar will vote in assembly polls across two phases on November 6 and 11, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday, marking the beginning of an electoral contest that will have strong ramifications on national politics.

- Dhrubo Jyoti

Elections in India's third-most populous province are usually chaotic, steeped in caste calculations, and rested on a razor’s edge five years ago - the difference between the two major coalitions was less than 12,000 votes - even as questions of aspiration, welfare and jobs figure high up in one of the

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