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Bihar Exit Polls Set for Tuesday Evening After Final-Phase Voting

Exit polls follow ECI rules that prohibit publication before voting concludes.

Women voters stand in queues to cast their ballots at a polling station during the first phase of voting for assembly elections on November 6, 2025, at the Raghopur constituency in Vaishali district of Bihar.
Bihar Elections 2025 Exit Polls
Bihar election 2025.

Overview

  • Phase 2 voting takes place on November 11 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across 122 constituencies, completing the two-stage Bihar assembly election.
  • The Election Commission of India bars media and agencies from publishing exit-poll projections until polls close, with violations punishable by fines or up to two years’ imprisonment.
  • Major pollsters including Axis My India, CVoter, IPSOS, Jan Ki Baat, Today’s Chanakya, CSDS and outlets such as Times Now plan to release projections shortly after voting ends.
  • Control of the 243-seat assembly is at stake, with 122 needed for a majority in a contest between the JD(U)-BJP-led NDA under Nitish Kumar and the RJD-Congress-led bloc headed by Tejashwi Yadav.
  • Official counting and results are scheduled for November 14, and analysts caution that exit polls offer early signals rather than guaranteed outcomes.