New Delhi: The Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and 7.
The counting of votes and the results will be declared on November 10, informed Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora while addressing the press in New Delhi.
With this announcement, the Model Code of Conduct comes into force in the state.
The Election Commission has reduced the phases this year to minimise the movement of security personel in wake of the pandemic.
In the first phase of voting, 71 Assembly constituencies in 16 districts will go to polls; in the second phase, 94 constituencies in 17 districts will vote; and in the third and last phase, voting will be held in 78 constituencies in 15 districts.
Polling has been extended by one hour from 7 am to 6 pm. The last hour will be reserved for those with Covid-19 and who are quarantined.
Arora said the Bihar polls are likely to be the largest elections conducted during the pandemic given there are with 72.9 million electors in the state.
Bihar’s 243-member Assembly is set to expire on October 29, 2020.
