Overview
- Election Commission data show overall turnout at 67.13% with female participation at 71.78% versus 62.98% for men, the widest gap on record for the state.
- Based on the Commission’s percentages, women appear to have cast more ballots than men for the first time, with estimates indicating roughly 2.52 crore women to 2.47 crore men.
- Polling required no repolls across 122 constituencies, a first for Bihar, after real‑time supervision via ECINet and 100% webcasting at 90,740 stations.
- SIR 2025 updated the rolls to 7.45 crore electors, while independent analyses of draft data released after a Supreme Court directive report disproportionate deletions of women, especially ages 18–29.
- The BJP argues the women’s surge reflects support for the NDA’s governance, a claim that will be tested when counting begins on November 14.