In what the Election Commission has touted as one of the biggest elections to be held during the Covid-19 pandemic globally, constituents will vote 243 members to the state Assembly in Bihar in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November 7 respectively.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora of Friday announced that in the first phase, polling will be held for 71 seats, in the second, 94 and representatives of 78 seats will elected in the third phase. More than 1 lakh polling booths will be set up for the election in the state and 1,000 voters will cast their ballot in each booth. For an electorate of 7.29 crore in 2015, 65,337 booths had been set up, with 1,500 voters allowed in each booth.
Here’s the breakdown of the various constituencies in Bihar that will vote in the three phases:
Phase-I to be held on October 28:
1. Kahalgaon
2. Sultanganj
3. Amarpur
4. Dhoraiya (SC)
5. Banka
6. Katoria (ST)
7. Belhar
8. Tarapur
9. Munger
10. Jamalpur
11. Suryagarha
12. Lakhisarai
13. Sheikhpura
14. Barbigha
15. Mokama
16. Barh
17. Masaurhi (SC)
18. Paliganj
19. Bikram
20. Sandesh
21. Barhara
22. Arrah
23. Agiaon (SC)
24. Tarari
25. Jagdishpur
26. Shahpur
27. Brahampur
28. Buxar
29. Dumraon
30. Rajpur (SC)
31. Ramgarh
32. Mohania (SC)
33. Bhabua
34. Chainpur
35. Chenari (SC)
36. Sasaram
37. Kargahar
38. Dinara
39. Nokha
40. Dehri
41. Karakat
42. Arwal
43. Kurtha
44. Jehanabad
45. Ghosi
46. Makhdumpur (SC)
47. Goh
48. Obra
49. Nabinagar
50. Kutumba (SC)
51. Aurangabad
52. Rafiganj
53. Gurua
54. Sherghati
55. Imamganj (SC)
56. Barachatti (SC)
57. Bodh Gaya (SC)
58. Gaya Town
59. Tikari
60. Belaganj
61. Atri
62. Wazirganj
63. Rajauli (SC)
64. Hisua
65. Nawada
66. Gobindpur
67. Warsaliganj
68. Sikandra (SC)
69. Jamui
70. Jhajha
71. Chakai
Phase-II to be held on November 3:
1. Nautan
2. Chanpatia
3. Bettiah
4. Harsidhi (SC)
5. Govindganj
6. Kesaria
7. Kalyanpur
8. Pipra
9. Madhuban
10. Sheohar
11. Sitamarhi
12. Runnisaidpur
13. Belsand
14. Madhubani
15. Rajnagar (SC)
16. Jhanjharpur
17. Phulparas
18. Kusheshwar Asthan (SC)
19. Gaura Bauram
20. Benipur
21. Alinagar
22. Darbhanga Rural
23. Minapur
24. Kanti
25. Baruraj
26. Paroo
27. Sahebganj
28. Baikunthpur
29. Barauli
30. Gopalganj
31. Kuchaikote
32. Bhore (SC)
33. Hathua
34. Siwan
35. Ziradei
36. Darauli (SC)
37. Raghunathpur
38. Daraunda
39. Barharia
40. Goriakothi
41. Maharajganj
42. Ekma
43. Manjhi
44. Baniapur
45. Taraiya
46. Marhaura
47. Chapra
48. Garkha (SC)
49. Amnour
50. Parsa
51. Sonepur
52. Hajipur
53. Lalganj
54. Vaishali
55. Raja Pakar (SC)
56. Raghopur
57. Mahnar
58. Ujiarpur
59. Mohiuddinnagar
60. Bibhutipur
61. Rosera (SC)
62. Hasanpur
63. Cheria-Bariarpur
64. Bachhwara
65. Teghra
66. Matihani
67. Sahebpur Kamal
68. Begusarai
69. Bakhri (SC)
70. Alauli (SC)
71. Khagaria
72. Beldaur
73. Parbatta
74. Bihpur
75. Gopalpur
76. Pirpainti (SC)
77. Bhagalpur
78. Nathnagar
79. Asthawan
80. Biharsharif
81. Rajgir (SC)
82. Islampur
83. Hilsa
84. Nalanda
85. Harnaut
86. Bakhtiarpur
87. Digha
88. Bankipur
89. Kumhrar
90. Patna Sahib
91. Fatuha
92. Danapur
93. Maner
94. Phulwari (SC)
Phase-III to be held on November 7:
1. Valmiki Nagar
2. Ramnagar (SC)
3. Narkatiaganj
4. Bagaha
5. Lauriya
6. Sikta
7. Raxaul
8. Sugauli
9. Narkatia
10. Motihari
11. Chiraia
12. Dhaka
13. Riga
14. Bathnaha (SC)
15. Parihar
16. Sursand
17. Bajpatti
18. Harlakhi
19. Benipatti
20. Khajauli
21. Babubarhi
22. Bisfi
23. Laukaha
24. Nirmali
25. Pipra
26. Supaul
27. Triveniganj (SC)
28. Chhatapur
29. Narpatganj
30. Raniganj (SC)
31. Forbesganj
32. Araria
33. Jokihat
34. Sikti
35. Bahadurganj
36. Thakurganj
37. Kishanganj
38. Kochadhaman
39. Amour
40. Baisi
41. Kasba
42. Banmankhi (SC)
43. Rupauli
44. Dhamdaha
45. Purnia
46. Katihar
47. Kadwa
48. Balrampur
49. Pranpur
50. Manihari (ST)
51. Barari
52. Korha (SC)
53. Alamnagar
54. Bihariganj
55. Singheshwar (SC)
56. Madhepura
57. Sonbarsha (SC)
58. Saharsa
59. Simri Bakhtiarpur
60. Mahishi
61. Darbhanga
62. Hayaghat
63. Bahadurpur
64. Keoti
65. Jale
66. Gaighat
67. Aurai
68. Bochahan (SC)
69. Sakra (SC)
70. Kurhani
71. Muzaffarpur
72. Mahua
73. Patepur (SC)
74. Kalyanpur (SC)
75. Warisnagar
76. Samastipur
77. Morwa
78. Sarairanjan