Overview
- About 3.75 crore voters will decide the fate of 1,314 candidates across 121 constituencies on November 6.
- Election authorities count 10.72 lakh new electors and 7.38 lakh voters aged 18–19 in these seats.
- Security has been stepped up with CAPF and State Police at polling stations, voting runs 7 am to 6 pm with a 5 pm close in some areas, and 45,341 largely rural booths are in place.
- Top contenders include Tejashwi Yadav, Samrat Choudhary, Mangal Pandey and Tej Pratap Yadav, alongside celebrity entrants Maithili Thakur, Khesari Lal Yadav and Ritesh Pandey.
- Jan Suraj makes its electoral debut across all 243 seats, with Mokama in focus after a supporter’s murder case that saw JD(U) candidate Anant Singh booked and RJD’s Veena Devi in the contest.