The Bihar election dates 2025 will be officially announced today at 4 pm, Election Commission officials confirmed. This follows a two-day review of poll preparedness across the state. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, met state officials in Patna to assess security, logistics, and law-and-order measures to ensure free and fair elections.
“We are fully committed to conducting transparent and peaceful elections in Bihar,” CEC Gyanesh Kumar said.
The review covered EVM management, polling station arrangements, training of election staff, voter awareness campaigns, and social media monitoring to prevent misinformation. District officers and police were instructed to take swift action against any attempts to disrupt the process.
Ahead of the schedule announcement, the Election Commission met with major political parties, including BJP, JD(U), RJD, Congress, CPI(ML), and AAP. Several parties requested polling after Chhath Puja, Bihar’s key festival, to maximize voter turnout. JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha suggested single-phase polling so migrant voters could return home. The BJP also urged paramilitary deployment in sensitive areas.
The final electoral roll, published on September 30, lists 7.42 crore voters. The Special Intensive Revision of rolls was completed ahead of schedule, paving the way for the Bihar election dates 2025 announcement.
The upcoming elections are expected to be a direct contest between the NDA, led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, and the Mahagathbandhan, led by RJD. Currently, the NDA holds 131 seats in the 243-member Assembly, while the Mahagathbandhan has 111.
