The ECI said randomisation of electronic voting machines (EVM) for the first phase, to be held on November 6, had been completed. File image for representation.
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The Election Commission (EC) on Monday (October 13, 2025) issued a notification for the second phase of Assembly elections in Bihar to be held on November 11, beginning the process of filing of nominations.
The last date for filing nominations for Phase II — in which 122 seats will go to polls — is October 20, and October 23 is the last date for withdrawal.
Bihar election updates on October 13, 2025
Counting of votes for all 243 seats will be held on November 14.
The EC said randomisation of electronic voting machines (EVM) for the first phase, to be held on November 6, had been completed.
“District Election Officers of all 18 districts going to elections in Phase-I have completed the first randomisation of EVM-VVPATs, which have passed the first-level checking on October 11,” the EC said in a statement.
The first randomisation was done through the EVM Management System (EMS) by the DEOs in the presence of representatives of national and State-recognised political parties. After the first randomisation, 54,311 ballot units, 54,311 control units and 58,123 VVPATs were randomly allotted to the 121 constituencies having 45,336 polling stations.
Constituency wise lists of randomised EVMs and VVPATs were shared with the representatives of political parties at their district headquarters.
These EVMs and VVPATs will be stored in Assembly strong rooms in the presence of representatives of political parties.
Published – October 13, 2025 07:34 pm IST