Bihar Election 2020: The Election Commission has announced the dates for Bihar Assembly Election 2020. The Election Commission of India has released all the details in a press conference. The press conference was held on September 25 at 12:30 p.m. Bihar Assembly elections will be held in three phases. The code of conduct has been implemented in Bihar since the Election Commission announced the election dates.
This time Bihar Assembly elections will be held in three phases keeping in view the Corona Guidelines and Social Distancing Rules. Earlier, several political parties in Bihar had appealed to the Election Commission to avoid elections this year because of Corona. However, the Election Commission has announced the date for the Bihar elections. In this election, the candidate will be able to fill online nomination, deposit. They can also get a digital certificate of victory. And if doing the offline nomination will be with two vehicles and only two people. Due to the Corona epidemic, virtual propaganda will have to be done this time.
Bihar Election 2020
| Election announcer | Election Commission of India |
| Name | Bihar Assembly Election 2020 |
| Date | 1st Phase: 28th October 2020
2nd Phase: 3rd November 2020 3rd Phase: 7th November 2020 |
| Result Date | 10th November 2020 |
| Total Seat | 243 |
| Poll Time | 7 AM to 6 PM |
| Total electorate | 7.79 crore |
Bihar Election Date 2020
The Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and 7. Bihar election result 2020 will be declared on November 10, 2020. The full schedule is as follows
| 1st Phase | 28th October 2020 (71 Seats) 31 thousand polling stations in 16 districts |
| 2nd Phase | 3rd November 2020 (94 Seats) 42 thousand polling stations in 17 districts |
| 3rd Phase | 7th November 2020 (78 Seats) 33 thousand c polling stations in 15 districts |
Bihar to vote in 3 phases on 28th October, 3rd and 7th November; results on 10th November, announces Election Commission #BiharPolls pic.twitter.com/8KpZBkv0V4 — ANI (@ANI) September 25, 2020
| 1st Phase | Date of issue of gazette notification: Oct 1
Last date of nomination: Oct 8 Scrutiny of nomination: Oct 9 Last date of withdrawal of candidature: Oct 12 Date of polling: Oct 28 Date of counting: Nov 10 |
| 2nd Phase | Date of issue of gazette notification: Oct 9
Last date of nomination: Oct 16 Scrutiny of nomination: Oct 17 Last date of withdrawal of candidature: Oct 19 Date of polling: Nov 3 Date of counting: Nov 10 |
| 3rd Phase | Date of issue of gazette notification: Oct 13
Last date of nomination: Oct 20 Scrutiny of nomination: Oct 21 Last date of withdrawal of candidature: Oct 23 Date of polling: Nov 7 Date of counting: Nov 10 |
Voting time extended
The Election Commission said the polling time has been increased by 1 hour. It’ll be held from 7 am-6 pm, instead of 7 am-5 pm earlier. However, this will not be applicable to Left-wing affected areas. There are 7.79 crore voters in Bihar. It has 3.39 crore women voters. The last hour will be reserved for those with Covid-19 and who are quarantined.
Special preparations for Bihar elections
Online nominations can be filled due to Corona. They can also get a digital certificate of victory. There will be one thousand voters at one booth, the number of voters at the polling booth has been reduced. 6 lakh PPE kits, 46 lakh masks will be used. In addition, 6 lakh face shields, 23 lakh gloves, and 47 lakh hand sanitizers have been provided. The Election Commission said that activists of political parties will be able to go door-to-door to campaign. But its number will not be more than five. Candidates will only be allowed to carry two vehicles while filling up the nomination form.
Bihar Election Result 2020
The counting of votes and the results will be declared on November 10. The results of the Bihar elections 2015 were declared on November 8. In this election, the grand alliance got a majority. However, this time there will be a real battle in the election. The result of the Bihar elections can be seen on the official website of the commission – results.eci.gov.in.
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