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Bihar Sets Two-Phase Assembly Polls for Nov. 6 and 11 as Court Takes Up Voter-List Challenge

Legal scrutiny of the revised voter rolls sets a tense early run-up.

The SC has asked the EC to furnish details of excluded voters during the SIR exercise in Bihar by October 9.
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Overview

  • The Election Commission scheduled voting in 121 constituencies on November 6 and 122 on November 11, with counting on November 14.
  • Candidature deadlines are set: first-phase nominations close October 17 with withdrawals by October 20, and second-phase nominations close October 20 with withdrawals by October 23.
  • Final electoral rolls stand at about 7.42–7.43 crore voters after a Special Intensive Revision that deleted roughly 68 lakh names, and the Supreme Court is hearing challenges to the exercise today.
  • The ECI reported around 14 lakh first-time voters and 90,712 polling stations, with the Model Code of Conduct now in force across the state.
  • Jan Suraaj will release its candidate list on October 9 and founder Prashant Kishor says he will contest, as both the NDA and the INDIA bloc continue tough seat-sharing negotiations with smaller allies seeking larger shares.