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Campaigning wraps up for second phase of Bihar Assembly polls

The Statesman

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November 10, 2025

Campaigning for the second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly elections came to an end on Sunday. On Tuesday (11 November), over 3.7 crore voters will exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 1,302 candidates.

- IMRAN MOJIB

The second phase of the elections will see voting on 122 assembly seats across 20 districts. Ofthese, 101 are general seats, 19 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, and 2 for Scheduled Tribes.

A total of 45,399 polling booths have been set up, including 595 managed by women, 91 by differently-abled persons, and 316 model booths. All booths in this phase will have webcasting facilities to ensure a free and transparent election.

MEER VERHALEN VAN The Statesman

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