Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: 3.7 crore voters across 122 constituencies to decide fate of 1,302 candidates in 2nd and last phase TODAY
A total of 595 polling stations will be entirely women-managed, 91 will be managed by persons with disabilities (PwD), and 316 have been designated as model polling stations.
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: In a massive democratic event, voters of Bihar will vote for the 2nd phase of Bihar assembly voting, where they will choose between 1,302 candidates across 122 assembly seats. For the second phase, the ECI has set up 45,399 polling stations, including 5,326 in urban areas and 40,073 in rural areas, where 3.7 crore voters across 122 constituencies will decide the fate of 1302 candidates. Here are all the details you need to know about the second and last phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2025.
As per the ECI, a total of 595 polling stations will be entirely women-managed, 91 will be managed by persons with disabilities (PwD), and 316 have been designated as model polling stations. All 45,399 polling stations will have web-casting facilities. The average number of electors per polling station is 815.
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Which districts will vote?
Polling in this phase will take place in 20 districts — West Champaran, East Champaran, Supaul, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Bhagalpur, Nawada, Jamui, Aurangabad, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur, Jehanabad and Arwal.
Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Security enhanced at various locations
As per a report by PTI news agency, around 500 companies (around 50,000 personnel) of the Central Armed Police Force had been engaged in pre-election duties in Bihar, and subsequently, 500 more companies of CAPF arrived in the state.
“More than 60,000 personnel of the Bihar Police have also been engaged in election duty,” a senior official said. Around 2,000 personnel of reserve battalions from other states, 30,000 personnel of the Bihar Special Armed Police, more than 20,000 home guards, around 19,000 newly recruited constables (who are undergoing training), and nearly 1.5 lakh chowkidars’ (rural police) have also been engaged in the poll duty for both phases, he said.
Asked about the number of sensitive polling centres in the second phase, the officer said, “from a security point of view, all booths are equally important.”
(With inputs from agencies)
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