Bihar Assembly Elections in Two Phases; Voting on November 6 and 11, Results on November 14

Patna: The Election Commission of India has announced that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in two phases — on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes on November 14.The notification for the first phase will be issued on October 10, with nominations closing on October 17 and scrutiny on October 18. For the second phase, nominations close on October 20, scrutiny will be on October 21, and the last date for withdrawal is October 23.Bihar has 3.92 crore male, 3.50 crore female, and 1,725 transgender voters, with 14.01 lakh new voters added this year. The state will have 90,712 polling stations, all equipped with live webcasting facilities.