The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections concluded yesterday, achieving a historic voter turnout of 67.13%, the highest since 1951. Male voter turnout was 62.98%, while female voter turnout reached 71.78%. The ECI, since March 2025, had implemented 17 initiatives focused on poll-bound Bihar to enhance voter convenience and improve training of polling personnel. Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in 2025 ensured an up-to-date and clean electoral roll, with 7,45,26,858 electors eligible to vote in the two-phased elections. CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar, along with ECs Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, monitored the proceedings via webcasting at 90,740 polling stations. ECINet served as the technological backbone for the elections. Scrutiny of documents was conducted in all 122 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of Phase-II. No discrepancy or malpractice was found, resulting in zero recommended re-polls. The entire process was videographed, and Forms 17A were re-sealed.
ECI's 17 initiatives:
- Special Intensive Revision conducted with zero appeals to purify Electoral Roll in Bihar.
- Remuneration doubled for BLOs, enhanced for BLO Supervisors.
- Faster Delivery of EPIC within 15 days of an update in Electoral Roll.
- Standard Photo ID cards for BLOs to enhance filed level transparency.
- Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from Bihar trained for the first time in IIIDEM, Delhi.
- Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by all Political Parties in Bihar trained in various aspects of supporting preparing Electoral Rolls at IIIDEM for the first time.
- Limit of 1,200 voters per polling station to reduce crowding and additional booths in high-rise residential complexes and societies.
- Mobile Deposit Facility outside polling stations for convenience of voters.
- Serial and part number displayed prominently on Voter Information Slips (VIS)
- Important modules activated on ECINet App offering services for voters and polling staff.
- Voter turnout figures updated on a near real-time basis by Presiding Officer on ECINet to ensure minimum delay in update.
- Candidate Booths allowed to be set up just outside 100 meters of polling station.
- 100% webcasting facility ensured at all polling stations to monitor critical poll activities.
- EVM ballot papers carried colour photographs of candidates and made more readable.
- Mandatory VVPAT counting instructed in case of mismatch between Form 17C and EVM data and wherever mock poll data was erroneously not erased.
- Penultimate (second last) round of EVM/VVPATs counting shall be taken up only after the counting of Postal Ballot papers.
Key Entities Referenced
Election Commission of India (ECI): The central authority overseeing the Bihar Assembly Election – 2025.
Bihar: The state where the Assembly Election – 2025 is conducted.
Bihar Legislative Assembly: The legislative body being elected in the Bihar Assembly Election – 2025.
Special Intensive Revision (SIR), 2025: A program conducted in Bihar to update and cleanse the Electoral Roll
ECINet: The technological backbone of the elections which provided services for the voters and ensured timely data-collection for monitoring and supervision
Election Commission
Bihar Assembly Election – 2025
ECI’s Bihar First initiatives result in record voting, zero
repolls and peaceful voting amidst a festive atmosphere
Posted On: 12 NOV 2025 8:59PM by PIB Delhi
1. Bihar Legislative Assembly elections concluded yesterday with a historic highest ever
voter turnout of 67.13%*. This is the highest voter turnout ever recorded in the State
since 1951. Turnout among male voters is 62.98% and amongst female voters it is 71.78%.
2. Election Commission of India (ECI) since March, 2025 had taken a slew of initiatives including
17 initiatives focused on poll-bound Bihar (Annexure-1). These initiatives were aimed at
improving voter convenience, structured training of polling personnel, technology driven
processes based on the constitutional and legal framework.
3. Special Intensive Revision (SIR), 2025 was conducted with zero appeals to ensure that the
Bihar Electoral Roll was up to date and clean. Based on this exercise, 7,45,26,858 electors
were eligible to vote in the elections across two-phases.
4. CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar along with ECs Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi kept
a close watch on the poll proceedings through the Webcasting facility ensured at each of the
90,740 Polling Stations.
5. ECINet was the technological backbone for the elections which provided services for the
voters and ensured timely data-collection for monitoring and supervision.
6. Scrutiny of documents was conducted smoothly in all 122 Assembly Constituencies (ACs)
which went to polls in Phase-II of the elections in the presence of 122 Returning Officers
(RO) and 122 General Observers (GO) appointed by the Commission. Around 460 candidates
or their agents also participated in the scrutiny process.
7. After scrutiny, no discrepancy/malpractice was found at any of the Polling Station and no re-
poll was recommended. With this over the two-phased Bihar elections zero re-polls have been
recommended. This is a first in the recent history of elections in the State (refer Annexure-2).
8. The entire process was videographed and after scrutiny, Forms 17A and related materials were
re-sealed with the RO’s seal.
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PK/GDH/RP* Data is provisional and the final figures will be shared through ECI Index Card. Phase-II data
updated in ECINet after including remaining 2027 Polling Stations. Refer footnote of Press Not
e No. ECI/PN/351/2025
ECI’S 17 BIHAR FIRST INITIATIVES
I. Electoral Rolls
1. Special Intensive Revision conducted with zero appeals to purify Electoral Roll in
Bihar to ensure no eligible Elector was left out and no ineligible person was
included.
2. Remuneration doubled for BLOs, enhanced for BLO Supervisors and for
polling/counting staff, CAPF, monitoring teams and micro-observers. Honorarium
for EROs and AEROs for the first time.
3. Faster Delivery of EPIC within 15 days of an update in Electoral Roll.
4. Standard Photo ID cards for BLOs to enhance filed level transparency.
II. Training
5. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) from Bihar trained for the first time in IIIDEM, Delhi.
6. Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by all Political Parties in Bihar trained in various aspects
of supporting preparing Electoral Rolls at IIIDEM for the first time.
7. Special sessions conducted for Bihar Police to reinforce law and
order preparedness during elections.
III. Conduct of Elections
8. Limit of 1,200 voters per polling station to reduce crowding and additional booths in high-rise
residential complexes and societies.
9. Mobile Deposit Facility outside polling stations for convenience of voters.
10. Serial and part number displayed prominently on Voter Information Slips (VIS)
11. Important modules activated on ECINet App offering services for voters and polling staff.
12. Voter turnout figures updated on a near real-time basis by Presiding Officer on ECINet to
ensure minimum delay in update.
13. Candidate Booths allowed to be set up just outside 100 meters of polling station.
14. 100% webcasting facility ensured at all polling stations to monitor critical poll activities.
15. EVM ballot papers carried colour photographs of candidates and made more readable.
IV. Counting
16. Mandatory VVPAT counting instructed in case of mismatch between Form 17C and EVM data
and wherever mock poll data was erroneously not erased.
17. Penultimate (second last) round of EVM/VVPATs counting shall be taken up only after the
counting of Postal Ballot papers.
Sl. Name of Election and Year Total No. of Re-polls
No.1. GE, Lok Sabha, 2024 2
2. GE, Lok Sabha, 2019 3
3. GE, Lok Sabha, 2014 96
4. GE, Legislative Assembly, 2020 3
5. GE, Legislative Assembly, 2015 2
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