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ECI Clears Bihar Exit Polls for Release After Voting Ends Today

Exit polls offer only an early gauge before November 14 results decide the race to 122 seats.

A voter gets his finger marked with with indelible ink before casting a vote at a polling station during the second and final phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, in Jehanabad.

Overview

  • Media and polling agencies may publish Bihar exit-poll figures only after 6 pm on November 11 under the Election Commission’s clearance.
  • Leading firms including Axis My India, Today’s Chanakya, CVoter, CSDS, and Times Now are set to issue seat projections this evening.
  • Official counting for all 243 assembly seats is scheduled for November 14, with results expected by evening.
  • The contest pits the JD(U)-BJP-led NDA of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar against the RJD-Congress-led INDIA bloc of Tejashwi Yadav, with 122 seats needed for a majority.
  • Experts caution that exit polls are better at indicating the likely winner than exact seat counts, and note that several countries restrict or ban such surveys.