New Delhi/Patna : Bihar Legislative Assembly elections concluded with a historic highest ever voter turnout of 66.91% This is the highest voter turnout recorded in the State since 1951. Turnout among male voters is 62.8% and amongst female voters it is 71.6%.
Poll Participation (%) in Bihar Assembly Election – 2025+
| Female | Male | Total | ||||
| Electors | % | Electors | % | Electors | % | |
| Phase -I* | 1,76,77,219 | 69.04% | 1,98,35,325 | 61.56% | 3,75,13,302 | 65.08% |
| Phase – II** | 1,74,68,572 | 74.03% | 1,95,44,041 | 64.1% | 3,70,13,556 | 68.76% |
| Total | 3,51,45,791 | 71.6% | 3,93,79,366 | 62.8% | 7,45,26,858 | 66.91% |
+Data is provisional and it does not include Service Voters, % of TG voters & Postal Ballots. Final figures will be shared through ECI Index Card.
CEC Shri Gyanesh Kumar along with ECs Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi monitored the conduct of the elections from the Control Centre in ECI through Webcasting facility provided across all 45,399 Polling Stations in Phase-II as well.
Over the two phased elections in Bihar, more than 8.5 Lakh Polling related Staff, over
1.4 lakh Polling Agents appointed by 2,616 contesting candidates, 243 General Observers, 38 Police Observers and 67 Expenditure Observers were part of the election machinery conducting and observing the elections.
For the first time, 16 delegates from 6 countries namely, South Africa, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Belgium and Colombia visited and witnessed the poll proceedings as part of the International Election Visitors’ Programme (IEVP) this year. The delegates commended the Bihar elections for being internationally, one of the most well-organised, transparent, efficient and participative elections.
PHASE-WISE DETAILS, BIHAR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS, 2025
| PHASE-I | PHASE-II | TOTAL | |
| POLL PARTICIPATION | 65.08% | 68.76% | 66.91% |
| NUMBER OF RE-POLLS |
0 |
Scrutiny on 12.11.2025 | – |
| ELECTORATE | 3,75,13,302 | 3,70,13,556 | 7,45,26,858 |
| DISTRICTS | 18 | 20 | 38 |
| ACs | 121 | 122 | 243 |
| POLLING STATIONS | 45,341 | 45,399 | 90,740 |
| POLLING STAFF | ~4.25 lakhs | ~4.25 lakhs | ~8.50 lakhs |
| JEEVIKA DIDIS/VOLUNTEERS | ~90,000 | ~90,000 | ~1.80 lakhs |
| POLLING AGENTS | 67,902 | 72,372 | 1,40,274 |
| CANDIDATES | 1,314 | 1,302 | 2,616 |
Poll day details for the bye-elections in 8 ACs is at Annexure-3