Bihar General Election to the Legislative Assembly 2025

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Bihar General Election to the Legislative Assembly 2025

Bihar, one of India’s most populous states, holds its Legislative Assembly elections every five years. In 2025, Bihar is gearing up for its 18th Legislative Assembly elections. Given the state’s complex social, economic, and political dynamics, these elections carry high stakes — for local governance, for caste and community alignments, for central-state relationships, and for larger national political narratives.

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General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar 2025

Key Facts & Dates
Seats up for election	All 243 seats of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Majority mark	122 seats
Polling phases	Two phases Phase 1: 121 constituencies on 6 November 2025 Phase 2: 122 constituencies on 11 November 2025
Counting of votes	Scheduled for 14 November 2025.
Assembly term expiry	The 17th Bihar Assembly’s term ends on 22 November 2025. New Assembly must be in place before then.
Background & Political Climate
The last assembly elections were in 2020. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had formed the government then. Since then, there have been shifting alliances. Most notably, JD(U) under Nitish Kumar has oscillated between alliances with BJP (as part of NDA) and the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) which includes RJD, Congress, and others. Given the demographic, social, caste, economic, and developmental challenges in Bihar — unemployment, infrastructure, healthcare, law & order, etc. — these are major election issues.
Major Alliances & Players
NDA (National Democratic Alliance): Includes BJP, JD(U), and other regional allies. Their campaign will pivot on governance, delivery of schemes, and projecting stability. Mahagathbandhan / INDIA bloc (Grand Alliance): Led by RJD with Tejashwi Yadav, along with Congress, Left parties, aiming to challenge the incumbents by highlighting unmet promises, local issues, and perhaps anti-incumbency sentiments. Smaller and newer parties also matter, both for their potential seat wins and for their effect on vote split.
Issues & Themes to Watch
Voter list revision: Bihar underwent a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. This always brings scrutiny over how clean the rolls are, inclusion/exclusion of voters, and concerns about disenfranchisement. Festival considerations: Diwali and Chhath are major festivals in Bihar; Election Commission took these into account while scheduling elections. Legislative performance: Reports have noted that the outgoing assembly sat relatively few days each year, passed many bills quickly, often without extensive committee review. For many voters, this raises questions about accountability and legislative scrutiny. Ground issues: Unemployment, basic infrastructure (roads, electricity, water), health, education, and caste/community grievances continue to be huge. Local governance, roads, agricultural distress, rural development will likely be significant determinants.
Results Website and Results Trends TV
The timely publication of the round-wise information is vital for establishing a single source of data. The counting data entered by respective Returning Officers is available as ‘Trends and Results’ for public view through ’ECI Results website’ http://results.eci.gov.in/. The result website has been upgraded with enhanced features including map view for better user experience. The results are shown with the Infographics and displayed with auto-scroll panels through large display screens outside the counting hall or any public place through Trends TV. The trends & results are also available on VHA mobile App.
Results Website and Results Trends TV
The timely publication of the round-wise information is vital for establishing a single source of data. The counting data entered by respective Returning Officers is available as ‘Trends and Results’ for public view through ’ECI Results website’ http://results.eci.gov.in/. The result website has been upgraded with enhanced features including map view for better user experience. The results are shown with the Infographics and displayed with auto-scroll panels through large display screens outside the counting hall or any public place through Trends TV. The trends & results are also available on VHA mobile App.
List of One Hundred Twenty-One (121) Assembly Constituencies For First Phase Of Election In Bihar
Sl. No. AC No. AC Name 1 70 Alamnagar 2 71 Alinagar 3 73 Aurai 4 75 Bachhwara 5 76 Bhagalpur 6 77 Bihpur 7 78 Birpur 8 79 Bochaha 9 80 Bibhutipur 10 81 Buxar 11 83 Chautham 12 84 Chanpatia 13 85 Chapra 14 87 Dalsinghsarai 15 88 Darbhanga Rural 16 89 Darbhanga 17 90 Keoti 18 91 Gopalganj 19 92 Hathua 20 93 Maharajganj 21 94 Hayaghat 22 95 Bahadurpur 23 96 Vaishali 24 97 Lalganj 25 98 Ajgara 26 99 Paroo 27 100 Sahebganj 28 101 Motihari 29 102 Harsidhi 30 103 Boha (SC) 31 104 Supaul 32 105 Triveniganj 33 106 Nautan 34 107 Sursand 35 108 Riga 36 109 Gobindpur 37 110 Keoti (SC) 38 111 Kanti 39 112 Muzaffarpur 40 113 Minapur 41 114 Gaighat 42 115 Kalyanpur 43 116 Sarairanjan 44 117 Fatuha 45 118 Mokama 46 119 Pandarak 47 120 Sakra 48 121 Parsa 49 122 Chapra (SC) 50 123 Garkha 51 124 Manigachhi 52 125 Samastipur 53 126 Rosera 54 127 Belsand 55 128 Bathnaha 56 129 Runnisaidpur 57 130 Narkatiaganj 58 131 Nautan 59 132 Sikti 60 133 Khagaria 61 134 Begusarai 62 135 Teghra 63 136 Bihat 64 137 Bettiah 65 138 Chanpatia 66 139 Sikta 67 140 Barsoi 68 141 Simri Bakhtiarpur 69 142 Madhepura 70 143 Saharsa 71 144 Sonbarsa 72 145 Supaul 73 146 Munger 74 147 Jamui 75 148 Sheikhpura 76 149 Mokama 77 150 Lakhisarai 78 151 Sardhana 79 152 Bihpur 80 153 Saran 81 154 Gopalganj 82 155 Siwan 83 156 Buxar 84 157 Bhojpur 85 158 Patna 86 159 Nalanda 87 160 Vaishali 88 161 Madhepura 89 162 Saharsa 90 163 Muzaffarpur 91 164 Darbhanga 92 165 Begusarai 93 166 Sitamarhi 94 167 Siwan 95 168 Gopalganj 96 169 Patna Sahib 97 170 Danapur 98 171 Nalanda (SC) 99 172 Sheikhpura 100 173 Buxar (SC) 101 174 Araria 102 175 Kishanganj 103 176 Purnea 104 177 Katihar 105 178 Supaul 106 179 Saharsa (SC) 107 180 Munger (SC) 108 181 Nawada 109 182 Lakhisarai (SC) 110 183 Jamui (SC) 111 184 Madhepura (SC) 112 185 Saharsa (SC) 113 186 Sitamarhi (SC) 114 187 Siwan (SC) 115 188 Gopalganj (SC) 116 189 Patna (SC) 117 190 Danapur (SC) 118 191 Nalanda (SC) 119 192 Sheikhpura (SC) 120 193 Araria (SC) 121 194 Kishanganj (SC)
List of One Hundred Twenty-Two (122) Assembly Constituencies For Second Phase Of Election In Bihar
Sl. No. AC No. AC Name 1 1 Valmiki Nagar 2 2 Ramnagar (SC) 3 3 Narkatiaganj 4 4 Bagaha 5 5 Lauriya 6 6 Nautan 7 7 Chanpatia 8 8 Bettiah 9 9 Sikta 10 10 Raxaul 11 11 Sugauli 12 12 Narkatia 13 13 Harsidhi (SC) 14 14 Govindganj 15 15 Kesaria 16 16 Kalyanpur 17 17 Pipra 18 18 Madhuban 19 19 Motihari 20 20 Chiraia 21 21 Dhaka 22 22 Sheohar 23 23 Riga 24 24 Bathnaha (SC) 25 25 Parihar 26 26 Sursand 27 27 Bajpatti 28 28 Sitamarhi 29 29 Runnisaidpur 30 30 Belsand 31 31 Harlakhi 32 32 Benipatti 33 33 Khajauli 34 34 Babubarhi 35 35 Bisfi 36 36 Madhubani 37 37 Rajnagar (SC) 38 38 Jhanjharpur 39 39 Phulparas 40 40 Laukaha 41 41 Nirmali 42 42 Pipra 43 43 Supaul 44 44 Triveniganj (SC) 45 45 Chhatapur 46 46 Narpatganj 47 47 Raniganj (SC) 48 48 Forbesganj 49 49 Araria 50 50 Jokihat 51 51 Sikti 52 52 Bahadurganj 53 53 Thakurganj 54 54 Kishanganj 55 55 Kochadhaman 56 56 Amour 57 57 Baisi 58 58 Kasba 59 59 Banmankhi (SC) 60 60 Rupauli 61 61 Dhamdaha 62 62 Purnia 63 63 Katihar 64 64 Kadwa 65 65 Balrampur 66 66 Pranpur 67 67 Manihari (ST) 68 68 Barari 69 69 Korha (SC) 70 152 Bihpur 71 153 Gopalpur 72 154 Pirpainti (SC) 73 155 Kahalgaon 74 156 Bhagalpur 75 157 Sultanganj 76 158 Nathnagar 77 159 Amarpur 78 160 Dhoraiya (SC) 79 161 Banka 80 162 Katoria (ST) 81 163 Belhar 82 203 Ramgarh 83 204 Mohania (SC) 84 205 Bhabua 85 206 Chainpur 86 207 Chenari (SC) 87 208 Sasaram 88 209 Kargahar 89 210 Dinara 90 211 Nokha 91 212 Dehri 92 213 Karakat 93 214 Arwal 94 215 Kurtha 95 216 Jehanabad 96 217 Ghosi 97 218 Makhdumpur (SC) 98 219 Goh 99 220 Obra 100 221 Nabinagar 101 222 Kutumba (SC) 102 223 Aurangabad 103 224 Rafiganj 104 225 Gurua 105 226 Sherghati 106 227 Imamganj (SC) 107 228 Barachatti (SC) 108 229 Bodh Gaya (SC) 109 230 Gaya Town 110 231 Tikari 111 232 Belaganj 112 233 Atri 113 234 Wazirganj 114 235 Rajauli (SC) 115 236 Hisua 116 237 Nawada 117 238 Gobindpur 118 239 Warsaliganj 119 240 Sikandra (SC) 120 241 Jamui 121 242 Jhajha 122 243 Chakai

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