Overview
- Phase 1 polling in Bihar is on November 6 across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, with campaigning concluded and the 48-hour silence period in force.
- The Election Commission reported seizures worth over Rs 108.19 crore and deployed 824 flying squads, with complaints handled via the C-VIGIL app and the 1950 helpline.
- Security plans include a sealed Nepal border, a three-tier deployment with CAPF support, 1,049 checkpoints, and 45,341 polling stations readied for the first phase.
- Voter facilitation and transparency steps feature a 1,200-voter cap per booth, 90,712 polling booths statewide, QR codes and portal access to locate polling stations, and 100% webcasting under 17 reforms.
- Maharashtra’s State Election Commissioner set December 2 for elections to 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats with results on December 3, while schedules for municipal corporations and zilla parishads will follow; nominations close November 17.