Successful SIR in Bihar led to record turnout in 2025 assembly polls: CECChief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar highlighted Bihar's successful electoral roll revision. This intensive exercise led to a signific...
16 Aug, 2026, 02.57 PM IST
A look into how NDA won 4 of 5 Bihar seats with maximum and minimum SIR deletionsWomen voters significantly boosted the NDA's Bihar victory, though high turnout did not guarantee wins for all parties. AIMIM secured seats...
20 Nov, 2025, 01.50 PM IST
Seemanchal leads female turnout in Bihar elections: NDA wins 2 seats, AIMIM 3Female turnout in the Bihar election was highest in Seemanchal, with all five top-performing constituencies crossing 88% participation. AIM...
19 Nov, 2025, 11.26 PM IST
Bihar polls: How the state breaks its voting ceilingEven more striking is the 71.6% turnout among women - nearly nine percentage points higher than men and arguably unmatched in 75 years of I...
15 Nov, 2025, 11.10 PM IST
Bihar elections and the SIR saga: Has the voter clean-up activity impacted the 2025 results?Following the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the total number of electors in Bihar decreased from 7.89 crore to 7.42 crore ...
14 Nov, 2025, 12.47 PM IST
Bihar elections 2025: Polling concludes with record 66.9% voter turnout — highest ever in state’s history, ECI saysAddressing the media, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar described the polls as “historic” and commended the people of Bihar f...
11 Nov, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
Bihar Election 2025 Results: Will migrant workers decide who forms the next government?Bihar's migrant workers are emerging as a significant 'X-factor' in the 2025 Assembly elections, according to strategist Prashant Kishor. T...
11 Nov, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
Sheer number of polls shows that change is definitely coming in Bihar: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant KishorPrashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj founder sees Bihar's record voter turnout as a clear signal for change. He argues this high participation, the...
08 Nov, 2025, 11.25 AM IST
Bihar Elections 2025: At 64.66%, state records highest ever voter turnout in history, ECI saysBihar recorded a historic 64.66% voter turnout in Phase-I of its Assembly elections, the highest ever for the state. This significant incre...
06 Nov, 2025, 09.12 PM IST
Bihar Elections 2025 to test ECI’s voter roll cleanup as state aims to break decade-long 57% turnout barrierAs Bihar gears up for crucial elections on November 6 and 11, all eyes will be on how effectively the electoral roll has been cleansed. A m...
06 Nov, 2025, 12.18 AM IST
Bihar: Polling for 5 Lok Sabha seats peaceful, 56.85 pc voter turnout recordedIn the fourth phase of Bihar Lok Sabha elections, peaceful polling occurred in five parliamentary seats with a 56.85% voter turnout. The el...
13 May, 2024, 09.44 PM IST
View: Bihar tests democracy positive amid world-wide pandemicPeople of Bihar have vindicated the EC decision to go ahead with the conduct of polls that it described as “a leap of faith and not a leap ...
08 Nov, 2020, 05.58 PM IST
In the last Lok Sabha polls, 86% of candidates lost depositsAs per the statistical report - which covered 542 parliamentary seats, excluding Vellore where the poll was cancelled - just 587 of the 7,4...
12 Oct, 2019, 10.55 AM IST
13 per cent turnout recorded in first 2 hours of polling: ECAround 13 per cent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 49 assembly constituencies of Bihar in a peaceful atmosphere.
12 Oct, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
80% of people in Bihar feel taking money for vote is not wrong: SurveyThe election department in Bihar has undertaken a niche campaign to promote ethical voting in the assembly elections.
07 Oct, 2015, 12.12 PM IST
Dhubri sees over 88% turnout, Srinagar a shade less than 26%69 constituencies saw turnout in excess of 80% while 165 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats saw a higher percentage of women electors exercising th...
21 May, 2014, 01.42 PM IST
- Time for EC to think of night polls
Heat seems to be having a dampening effect on voter enthusiasm in most places, with the average polling percentage sliding to just 49-50% i...
01 May, 2009, 04.14 AM IST