Record breaking voting has taken place in the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections (2025). Bihar has created history. Last Thursday (November 06, 2025), the voting percentage in the first phase of voting was 64.66. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar gave his reaction on this today (Friday). Also made a big appeal to the people for the next elections.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has written in his ex-post, “Heartfelt thanks to the people of Bihar for the record voting in the first phase. Bihar has made unprecedented progress in the last years. Now is the time to include Bihar in the category of most developed states.”

Heartfelt thanks to the people of Bihar for record voting in the first phase. Bihar has made unprecedented progress in the last years. Now is the time to include Bihar in the category of most developed states.

Voting in a democracy is not only our right but also our responsibility. Request to the people of Bihar…

— Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) November 7, 2025

He further wrote in the post, “Voting in a democracy is not only our right but also our responsibility. The people of Bihar are requested to vote with the same enthusiasm in the second phase on the coming 11th, so that Bihar can progress further. Everyone should be respected, everyone should develop.”

Party claimed better results than 2010

JDU national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said on the historic turnout of more than 64% in the first phase of voting in Bihar, “See, this is an unprecedented turnout and it has ensured that we will get better results than 2010. The successful duo of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have rejuvenated Bihar…”

Sanjay Jha said – Opposition’s hopes were dashed

JDU MP Sanjay Kumar Jha said, “Seeing the crushing defeat in this election, the frustrated opposition has started making various excuses and trying to create narratives. During the voting, the people of the opposition were making fabricated allegations throughout the day that the Election Commission was conducting slow voting. But in the evening, when the data came out that there was not slow voting in Bihar, but historic voting, then the opposition’s hopes were dashed.”

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After 64.66 percent voting in the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections (2025), it is believed that people have created history. The biggest question is what happened after all these years? Election strategist Prashant Kishore has said a lot on this while talking to journalists in Gayaji, Bihar on Friday (November 07, 2025).

Prashant Kishore said that history will be written on 14th. The public is excited about the new option. Told the migrant laborers that they are the X factor of this election. The highest turnout in elections this time after independence shows that apathy had developed due to lack of political alternatives for the last 30 years. An alternative has been provided with the arrival of Jan Suraj. Voting took place due to the new option. Voting took place regarding the changes. The migrant laborers who stayed after Chhath surprised everyone by voting.

More than two crore people voted

Prashant Kishore said that migrant laborers are more important than women. Prashant Kishore said that big pundits were not telling that there would be so much voting. More than two crore people have voted. Migrant laborers want change, so they have got themselves as well as their family members voted for.

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— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) November 7, 2025

‘Lalu is afraid of Nitish… Nitish is afraid of Lalu’

PK said that in elections it is not only decided who will come to power, it is also decided who will be in the role of opposition, who will come on the road, this role is also decided by the public. He said that the compulsion to vote for Lalu and Nitish due to fear of Nitish has ended. There is enthusiasm among the people, hence they voted enthusiastically and the voting percentage has increased.

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Voting for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections is going on. It has been more than four hours since voting started and now the second figure of voting percentage has also come out. People are reaching the polling booths in 121 assembly seats of Bihar to vote for their favorite candidate.

Till 11.00 am, a total of 27.65 percent voting has taken place in 121 assembly seats of Bihar. The lowest voting took place in Patna district. The voter turnout here so far was 23.71. At the same time, maximum voting took place in Begusarai. Where the figure till now is 30.37 percent.

Bihar Assembly Election Phase-1 Voting, voting percentage till 11.00 am: 27.65 percent

If we talk district wise,

Begusarai: 30.37

Bhojpur: 26.76

Buxar: 28.02

Darbhanga: 26.07

Gopalganj: 30.04

Khagaria: 28.96

Lakhisarai: 30.32

Madhepura: 28.46

Munger: 26.68

Muzaffarpur: 29.66

Nalanda: 26.86

Patna: 23.71

Sarhasa: 29.68

Samastipur: 27.92

Essence: 28.52

Sheikhpura: 26.04

Siwani: 27.09

Vaishali: 28.67

What are the voting figures on main seats?

On Alinagar seat of Darbhanga: 24.96 (Maithili Thakur is contesting from here)

On Raghopur seat of Vaishali: 28.79 (Tejashwi Yadav is in the electoral fray from here)

On Mahua seat of Vaishali: 27.47 (Tej Pratap Yadav is contesting from here)

On Tarapur seat of Munger: 29.67 (Samrat Choudhary is contesting from here)

At Lakhisarai seat: 28.92 (Vijay Kumar Sinha is contesting from here)

On Mokama seat of Patna: 26.80 (Anant Singh is contesting from here)

On Danapur seat of Patna: 22.98 (Ram Kripal Yadav is contesting from here)

On Raghunathpur seat of Siwan: 26.99 (Osama Shahab is contesting from here)

On Chhapra seat of Saran: 24.59 (Khesari Lal Yadav is in the electoral fray from here)

Leaders appeal to first time voters

Big leaders of both the government and the opposition have appealed to the public that everyone should first vote and only then have refreshments. The youth who are voting for the first time are also being continuously urged to exercise their franchise and contribute to the development of Bihar.