The Election Commission of India on Friday announced that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in three phases between October 28 and November 7. The results will be announced on November 10. This is the first election to be held in the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the first phase, voting in 71 Assembly constituencies in 16 districts will be held on October 28 across 31,000 polling stations. In the second phase, voting in 94 Assembly constituencies in 17 districts will be held on November 3 across 42,000 polling stations. In the third phase, voting in 78 Assembly constituencies in 15 districts will be held on November 7 across 33,500 polling stations.
Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora said the Election Commission has increased the number of polling stations from 65,337 in 2015 to more than 1 lakh in 2020. This will help reduce the maximum…