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Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Constituency Wise Polling LIVE: Two months, over 10 parties, numerous rallies and changing narratives – the story of Bihar elections 2025 will be of strength, loyalty, change and Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The first phase of Bihar elections is being held today with voters across 121 constituencies of total 243, will cast a vote, deciding the fate of hundreds of candidates.
A test of might as it always has been, Biharis a crucial state. It sends 40 members to the Lok Sabha, which is third highest after Uttar Pradesh (80), Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal (42). Several state-level parties, who are crucial in their respective alliances, have only this one occasion to prove themselves. This includes Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD, Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), Chirag Paswan’s LJP(RV) and Jitam Ram Manjhi’s HAM(S) among others.
[img=1px,1px]https://data.indianexpress.com/election2019/track_1x1.jpg[/img]Though limited to the state, these parties have produced leaders who have carved their names in Indian politics.
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Bihar election 2025 phase 1
Several top guns of the parties are in fray today. These include Tejashwi Yadav, his brother Tej Pratap Yadav, Deputy CMs Samrat Chouhdary, Vijay Kumar Sinha, and Anant Singh among others. Phase 1 will see 3.75 crore voters in the state deciding the fate of a total of 1,314 candidates.
The main contest is between the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition’s Mahagathbandhanalliance. However, Prashant Kishor’s electrifying campaign and as he says, a third option for Bihar’ through Jan Suraaj could prove trouble for the leading two.
AIMIM is also contesting on 25 seats, attracting Muslim voters and giving another headache to the ruling NDA and opposition’s INDIA coalition.
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How numbers in Phase 1 look like
As per the Election Commission of India, Dighahas the maximum number of about 4.58 lakh voters out of 121 seats going to polls, while Barbigha in Sheikhpura district has the lowest of 2.32 lakh voters. A maximum of 20 candidates are in fray in
Kurhani and Muzaffarpur, whereas the reserved constituencies of Bhorey and Alauli, besides Parbatta, have five candidates each.
The commission has made available 45,341 polling stations for 3.75 crore voters, of which, 10.72 lakh are new electors. As per PTI, the total population of these constituencies, as stated by the ECI, was 6.60 crore. This indicates that nearly three crore people are not in the voters’ list, as a result of SIR, being underage and due to other unspecified reasons.
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Bihar Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Check Live Coverage on Bihar Assembly Election Phase 1 Polling Constituency Wise, Trends, Voter Turn Out
07:46 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Singer and BJP candidate Maithili Thakur offers prayers | Video
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07:30 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Law Minister Meghwal confident about NDA win, urges voters to...
"Definitely NDA will win the elections. I appeal to voters to cast their vote. They can take their grievances, if any, to the returning officer or the ECI," Arjun Ram Meghwal told ANI sidelines of the Bahrain International Commercial Court event.
07:20 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Mokama RJD candidate offers prayers as voting begins | Video
Mokama constituency has been in the headlines after the murder of Dularchand Yadav. Known for clashes between strongmen or 'bahubalis', Mokama will witness a contest between JD(U) candidate Anant Kumar Singh, who has been arrested in the murder case, and Veena Devi, wife of former MP and influential leader Surajbhan Singh.
Early morning visuals shared by news agency ANI showed the RJD candidate, and her husband and former MP Surajbhan Singh offering prayers at a temple in Mokama.
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07:02 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: PM Modi hails 'festival of democracy in Bihar'
"Today is the first phase of the festival of democracy in Bihar. My appeal to all voters in this phase is that they should vote with full enthusiasm. On this occasion, my special congratulations to all young voters of the state who are going to cast their vote for the first time," Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X.
07:00 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Polling begins in 121 constituencies
The first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections has now begun. Polling commenced across 121 constituencies at 7:00 am on Thursday. The voting booths will remain open till at 6 pm in most areas.
Polling time has been curtailed to 5:00 pm in Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Mahishi, Tarapur, Munger, Jamalpur, and in 56 polling booths of the Suryagarha Assembly segment due to security considerations.
06:51 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Where will Nitish Kumar vote?
Mock polling was undertaken at booth number 287 in Bakhtiyarpur constituency early on Thursday morning. The polling station has been set up at Manju Sinha Pariyojna Balika Ucch Madhyamik Vidyalayay. Officials said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would be voting here.
"Arrangements are up to date. There is nothing lacking here. This is the festival of democracy. This is a model polling station with three booths. CM and his son will vote here, at 287...There are 891 voters in this booth," ANI quoted polling officer Raj Kumar Mishra as saying.
06:27 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Mock polling underway - Visuals from Bakhtiyarpur constituency
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06:01 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: All eyes on Raghopur constituency
The Raghopur battle is a personal one. Decades of RJD strongholds have to be defended, and up against incumbent Tejashwi Yadav is BJP’s Satish Kumar. Lalu Prasad Yadav won the seat in 1995 and 2000. After him, his wife Rabri Devi emerged victorious from the constituency. And the seat has been with Tejashwi Yadav since 2015.
05:48 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Rahul Gandhi says BJP trying to 'steal' polls
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged on Wednesday that the BJP was attempting to "steal" the Bihar elections, calling vote theft "an attack on the Constitution." Hours before the first phase of the Bihar polls, Gandhi had alleged "voter fraud" in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections, claiming that one in eight voters in Haryana were fake.
05:32 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Key politicians in the fray
The political fortunes of several prominent leaders will be tested on Thursday.
This includes Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha --- both contesting on BJP tickets. The political fortunes of 16 ministers of the state government will also be decided in this phase.
The Chief Ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, is contesting for the third time from the Raghopur Assembly constituency.
05:19 (IST) 6 Nov 2025
Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: Polling to begin soon
Polling will begin at 7 am for 121 constituencies spread across 18 districts of Bihar. According to the Election Commission, there are 10.72 lakh 'new electors' and 7.78 lakh voters are in the age group of 18-19 years.
The first phase of polls will decide electoral fate of several senior leaders including RJD's Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Mangal Pandey and JD(U)'s Shravan Kumar and Vijay Kumar Choudhary. Tej Pratap Yadav is also in the fray in the first phase. |
