The first phase of voting for Bihar Assembly elections is going on from 7.00 am on Thursday (6 November). People are reaching the polling booths in 121 assembly seats of Bihar to vote for their favorite candidate. There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people of Bihar to elect their leader. This can be gauged from the voter turnout of the first two hours.

Actually, the voting percentage figures have come out two hours after the start of voting in Bihar, i.e. till 9.00 am. On an average, 13.13 percent voting took place on all 121 seats of Bihar. Begusarai has seen the highest turnout so far (14.60), while Lakhisarai assembly seat has seen the least turnout (7.00). Deputy CM Vijay Sinha is in the election fray from Lakhisarai.

Bihar Assembly Election Phase-1 Voting, voting percentage till 9 am:

If we talk district wise,

Begusarai: 14.60 percent
Bachhwara- 14.46
Bakhri- 13.10
Begusarai- 15.11
Cheriya- Bariyarpur- 16.13
Matihani- 13.79
Sahebpur Kamal- 14.60
Teghra- 15.19

Bhojpur: 13.11 percent
Agiyaanv- 13.32
Ara- 10.15
Badhara- 12.73
Jagdishpur- 14.25
Message- 14.01
Shahpur- 14.37
Tarari- 13.20

Buxar: 13.28 percent
Brahmapur- 14.11
Buxar- 12.93
Dumraon- 12.50
Rajpur- 13.48
Darbhanga: 12.48 percent
Alinagar- 12.57
Bahadurpur- 12.85
Benipur- 11.20
Darbhanga- 11.52
Darbhanga Rural- 13.21
Gaura Bauram- 12.26
Hayaghat- 12.34
Webs- 13.60
KOT- 13.01
Kusheshwar Asthan- 12.26

Gopalganj: 13.97 percent
Baikunthpur- 14.32
Barauli- 12.37
Bhore- 13.55
Gopalganj- 12.99
Hathua- 16.20
Kuchayakot- 14.40

Khagaria: 14.15 percent
Alauli- 13.78
Beldaur- 14.50
Khagaria- 13.99
Parbatta- 14.25

Lakhisarai, 7.00 percent
Lakhisarai- 13.39
Suryagarh-

Madhepura: 13.74 percent
Alamnagar- 13.93
Bihariganj- 13.83
Madhepura- 13.31
Sinheshwar- 13.89

Munger: 13.37 percent
Jamalpur- 12.21
Munger- 12.84
Tarapur- 15.08

Muzaffarpur: 14.38 percent
Aurai- 13.78
Baruraj- 14.80
Bochah- 15.12
Gaighat- 13.56
Kanti- 13.91
Kurhani- 14.51
Meenapur- 14.68
Muzaffarpur- 11.89
Paru- 15.12
Sahebganj- 15.86
Sakra- 15.29

Nalanda: 12.45 percent
Eighth – 10.74
Biharsharif- 11.11
Harnaut- 12.97
Hilsa- 13.02
Islampur- 12.34
Nalanda- 12.52
Rajgir- 13.62

Patna: 11.22 percent
Bakhtiyarpur- 12.78
Bankipur- 5.85
Flood- 12.82
Bikram- 14.11
Danapur- 10.44
Digha- 6.91
Fatuha- 13.53
Potter- 6.68
Maner- 13.93
Draft – 15.65
Mokama- 13.01
Paliganj- 15.23
Patna Sahib- 10.61
Phulwari- 11.21

Saharsa: 15.27 percent
Mahishi- 15.42
Saharsa- 15.21
Simri Bakhtiyarpur- 16.32
Sonbarsa- 14.04

Samastipur: 12.86 percent
Vibhutipur- 11.52
Hasanpur- 13.43
Kalyanpur- 14.00
Mohiuddinnagar- 13.74
Morava- 12.67
Rosera- 12.19
Samastipur- 13.35
Sarayaranjan- 13.04
Ujiarpur- 12.02
Warisnagar- 12.75

Saran: 13.30 percent
Amanour- 13.51
Baniyapur- 14.10
Chhapra- 11.20
Ekma- 13.08
Garkha- 13.08
Manjhi- 14.25
Madhaura- 14.01
Parsa- 13.96
Sonpur- 12.28
Taraiya- 13.83

Sheikhpura: 12.97 percent
Barbigha- 12.27
Sheikhpura- 13.58

Siwan: 13.35 percent
Barhariya- 15.12
Darauli- 13.05
Darunda- 12.95
Goriyakothi- 13.26
Maharajganj- 14.00
Raghunathpur- 12.92
Siwan- 12.56
Jiradei- 12.94

Vaishali: 14.30 percent
Hajipur- 13.22
Lalganj- 14.96
Mahnar- 13.11
Mahua- 14.49
Patepur- 14.66
Raghopur- 13.78
Rajapakar- 14.91
Vaishali- 15.30

Highest number of voters in Digha

Voting is taking place in 121 assembly seats of 18 districts in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections. The Election Commission has made all preparations to ensure peaceful and fair voting. In terms of constituencies, Digha assembly constituency has the highest number of voters registered at 4,57,657, while Barbigha has the least number of voters registered at 2,31,998.

Voting will be reduced by one hour on these seats

The Election Commission has reduced the voting time by one hour in six assembly seats. Voting will take place at these 2135 polling stations from 7 am to 5 pm. These include Simri Bakhtiyarpur (410 booths), Mahishi (361 booths), Tarapur (412 booths), Munger (404 booths), Jamalpur (492 booths) and Suryagarha (56 booths). This decision has been taken on the basis of sensitivity of these areas, distance from the block headquarters and suggestions of the local administration.

Voting time at 43,206 booths of remaining 115 seats will be from 7 am to 6 pm. A total of 3 crore 75 lakh 13 thousand 302 voters are exercising their franchise in the first phase. These include 1 crore 98 lakh 35 thousand 325 men, 1 crore 76 lakh 77 thousand 219 women and 758 third gender voters.

Popular candidates of Bihar Assembly Election Phase-1

A total of 45,341 booths have been made for voting, out of which 45,324 will be main booths and 17 auxiliary booths. In the first phase, the fate of many popular candidates will be captured in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). These include Grand Alliance’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Sinha, folk singer Maithili Thakur, Bhojpuri film star Khesari Lal Yadav, Janashakti Janata Dal’s Tej Pratap Yadav, Janata Dal (United) state president Umesh Kushwaha and Bhola Yadav.

Tej Pratap Yadav, elder son of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, is currently busy campaigning for his party Janashakti Janata Dal (JJD). He himself is contesting elections from Mahua assembly seat. He has also fielded his candidates on many seats. Meanwhile, Tejashwi has given a big statement. Tej Pratap has said that if Tejashwi Yadav goes to Mahua for campaigning, he will also go to Raghopur. Tej Pratap Yadav was talking to journalists at Patna Airport on Friday (October 31, 2025).

Actually, Tej Pratap Yadav had left for election campaign today (Friday) but due to rain the helicopter did not take off so he returned. Talking to the media on the Mokama incident, Tej Pratap Yadav said that the situation in entire Bihar has gone from bad to worse. Law and order has completely broken down. The administration people should see who is the accused and arrest him. If such incidents are happening then the government should take cognizance of it so that such incidents do not happen again.

Rohini Acharya is in the second group

Journalists said that Rohini Acharya has said that she will not be able to go to your campaign because she is in some other party. On this Tej Pratap Yadav said that of course she is my elder sister so she blesses me, but she cannot stay with me because she is in another party. The question was asked that Tejashwi Yadav is going to Mahua on 2nd for election campaign. On this he said that if we are going to Mahua then we will go to Raghopur.

Let us tell you that Tej Pratap Yadav is contesting the elections this time from Mahua seat. He became MLA from this seat in 2015. RJD has given ticket to Mukesh Roshan from here. Mukesh Roshan is also the MLA from this seat. Now it remains to be seen who wins from this seat.

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In the Bihar Assembly elections, political turmoil has intensified due to the cancellation of ticket of Janata Dal United (JDU) MLA Gopal Mandal from Gopalpur. The party has expressed confidence in Bulu Mandal in his place. Angered by being denied ticket, Gopal Mandal has now announced to contest the elections as an independent.

Expressing his displeasure, Gopal Mandal made serious allegations against the top leadership of JDU. Gopal Mandal said, “I don’t know how my ticket was cut. Nitish Kumar had brought me to JDU and he was the one who supported me.”

‘Now upper caste people sit around Nitish Kumar’

Making a big attack, Gopal Mandal said, “Now Nitish Kumar has been hijacked by the big leaders of the party. He is being misled. Now only people from the upper caste sit around him, not people from the most backward class.”

‘I always keep a pistol with me’- Gopal Mandal

Gopal Mandal, famous for his outspokenness, said, “I am a bit of a braggart, I say it directly.” He also made a statement regarding his safety and said, “I always carry a pistol or a rifle. If someone shoots me, will I remain silent or kiss?”

Gopal Mandal will contest elections as an independent

Expressing confidence, Gopal Mandal said that he will contest the elections as an independent candidate and is confident of victory. The ticket was in my pocket, but only Nitish Kumar can tell how it was cut. There is no competition with me, victory will be ours.

I will file nomination after seeing the auspicious time – Gopal Mandal

Mandal also revealed that he had also received an offer from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), but he did not respond to it. He said, “I still have faith in Nitish Kumar, but something is going wrong in the party.” He told that he will file nomination after seeing the auspicious time from Pandit.

Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav filed his nomination for the Bihar Assembly elections on Wednesday (October 15). Tejashwi Yadav is a candidate from Raghopur assembly seat of Vaishali district. In the affidavit filed during nomination, Tejashwi has given information about his total assets.

Tejashwi Yadav has informed in the affidavit that he has total assets worth around Rs 8.1 crore. Apart from this, Tejashwi also has many luxurious and expensive things, including an Italian made pistol and 50 live cartridges worth Rs 1.05 lakh. Apart from this, a desktop and a laptop are also included in it.

Movable assets worth Rs 6.12 crore

The RJD leader’s announcement also includes movable and immovable property. Tejashwi Yadav’s total assets include movable assets worth Rs 6.12 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 1.88 crore.

Tejashwi Yadav’s wife Rajshree Yadav has declared assets worth Rs 1.88 crore, which includes immovable property worth Rs 59.69 lakh. It has been told in the affidavit that Tejashwi has Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, while Rajshree has Rs 1 lakh.

Tejashwi and wife have about 50 tola gold

He has several bank accounts and has liabilities of Rs 55.55 lakh. Tejashwi Yadav also gave information about 200 grams of gold and 2 kilograms of silver, while Rajshree has 480 grams of gold.

Rs 1.35 crore government dues

The RJD leader has total government dues of Rs 1.35 crore, while his wife has no dues or liabilities. While filing nomination, RJD made a huge show of strength, in which thousands of supporters took part in the road show.

‘The people of Raghopur will bless me’- Tejashwi Yadav

Senior party leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav, Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti and Sanjay Yadav were with Tejashwi during the nomination process. Before filing the nomination, Tejashwi said, “The people of Raghopur have trusted me twice. This is my third nomination, and I am confident that they will bless me again. The people of Bihar are fed up with crime, corruption and unemployment. This time change is certain. Bihar will get a grand alliance government.”

Raghopur assembly seat is considered to be one of the hottest seats in Bihar assembly elections. Former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav is going to file nomination from this seat. Besides, it was also being speculated that Jan Suraj chief Prashant Kishore would also present his candidature from this seat. However, now Prashant Kishore has put an end to all the speculations. He has announced that he is not going to contest Bihar Assembly elections this time.

Prashant Kishore himself has informed that he will continue the work he is doing only for Jan Suraj Party. Chanchal Singh will be fielded from Raghopur seat.

‘Time will be wasted if I contest elections’- Prashant Kishore

Speaking to news agency PTI, Prashant Kishore said, “The party has decided that if I complete the work I already have, it will be enough. If I go to contest the elections, there will be a loss of 4-5 days. Due to this loss, many candidates of Jan Suraj may suffer. Therefore, for the interest of the party, I have been given the responsibility to continue doing the work I am doing.”

VIDEO | EXCLUSIVE: “No, I won’t contest. Party has decided… I will continue to do the work I have been doing in the party. I will continue with the organizational work for the larger interest of the party,” Jan Suraaj (@PrashantKishor) founder Prashant Kishor said responding to… pic.twitter.com/aYpbz9mpth

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) October 15, 2025

For information, let us tell you that Prashant Kishore had already decided that he will not contest elections from Raghopur in Vaishali district. Recently, he has given the symbol to Chanchal Singh for Raghopur seat, which made it clear that Tejashwi Yadav will not have a direct contest with Prashant Kishore. At the same time, Tejashwi Yadav will also file nomination from Raghopur seat today. He is going to contest elections from this seat for the third time.

In recent times, there was speculation that Tejashwi Yadav may contest elections this time from some other seat, possibly from Phulparas assembly seat in Madhubani district. However, later the equations changed.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav can contest elections this time from two assembly seats in Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav is currently an MLA from Raghopur. They will not only contest elections from this seat, apart from this, they can also field from Phulparas. If Tejashwi Yadav contests from Madhubani’s Phulparas, it can have an impact on Mithilanchal.

Karpoori Thakur has also been an MLA from this seat. Apart from MY, RJD is also on the vote bank of the Backward Caste (EBC). EBC is the highest 36 percent in Bihar. In order to strengthen itself in Mithilanchal, RJD has made Mangani Lal Mandal the state president. He is born in Phulparas. EBC has a big face.

EBC can go to a big message in society

Please tell that the number of very backward votes in Mithilanchal is impressive. By fighting Tejashwi’s Phulparas, a message can be sent in EBC society in Mithilanchal. RJD can benefit. Tejashwi can benefit from the stakes of contesting elections from there. He is the Chief Minister’s face in the Grand Alliance. If the Grand Alliance government is formed in Bihar, then he will become the Chief Minister.

What is the seat sharing formula in the grand alliance

Tejashwi Yadav may have made up his mind to contest from two seats, but so far the seat sharing has not been announced. The exercise to please the parties involved in the Grand Alliance continues. The announcement will be made very soon. According to the seats which have come out so far, according to that RJD is trying to keep 125-130 seats with it. Left parties can be given 30-35 seats and VIPs 18 to 20 seats. RLJP can get 3-4 seats and JMM can get 2 to 3 seats.

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