Voting is going on in full swing on Tuesday in the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections. Along with this, votes are also being cast for by-elections in 8 assembly seats of 6 states and one union territory across the country. Long queues of voters were seen in many areas since morning. The Election Commission has made strict security arrangements at all the polling stations so that voting can be completed peacefully.

Triangular contest on Anta seat of Rajasthan

Voting for the by-election on Anta assembly seat of Rajasthan started from this morning itself. The atmosphere at the polling stations is peaceful and security arrangements have been maintained tight. Here, a triangular contest is being considered between BJP candidate Morpal Suman, former Congress minister Pramod Jain Bhaya and independent Naresh Meena.

Before voting, BJP candidate Morpal Suman prayed for victory in the temple and prayed for victory. There are 2.28 lakh voters on this seat, who will decide the fate of 15 candidates. 268 polling stations have been set up in Anta.

It is noteworthy that after the membership of BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena was cancelled, by-election is being held on this seat.

Heavy voting in Tarn Taran seat of Punjab

Voting is also taking place today for the by-election in Tarn Taran assembly seat of Punjab. This seat became vacant after the death of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Dr. Kashmir Singh Sohal. Voters will decide the fate of 15 candidates here.

There are long queues at polling stations since morning. Tight security arrangements have been made in Tarn Taran and Election Commission teams are continuously monitoring.

Regarding the Tarn Taran by-election, Punjab Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, “Voting has just started in Tarn Taran, and I appeal to all the voters of Tarn Taran assembly constituency to come out of their homes and vote. For better education of their children, for better hospitals, for the bright future of Punjab and to take Punjab forward. I urge everyone to come out in large numbers and vote.”

By-election on Budgam seat after Omar Abdullah’s resignation

Voting is also taking place today in Budgam assembly seat of Jammu and Kashmir. This seat had become vacant when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigned from Budgam while retaining the Ganderbal seat after winning two seats in the 2024 assembly elections.

A total of 20 candidates are in the fray here. The main contest is between National Conference’s Agha Mehmood, PDP’s Agha Syed Muntajir and BJP’s Syed Mohsin. Tight security arrangements have been made in both Budgam and Nagrota seats and the local administration is constantly monitoring the situation.

Direct contest between BJP and JMM on Ghatshila seat

A total of 13 candidates are trying their luck in today’s by-election on Ghatshila assembly seat of Jharkhand. However, the contest is believed to be direct between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

Ghatshila seat is considered very important from the political point of view of Jharkhand, because this area is tribal dominated and local issues play a big role in every election here. Voting is going on peacefully and a good crowd is being seen at the polling stations.

Voting continues in other states also

Apart from this, by-elections are also being held in Jubilee Hills of Telangana, Dampa of Mizoram and Nuapada seat of Odisha. Voting has started everywhere in the morning and voters are peacefully exercising their right to vote.

Counting of votes will take place on November 14

Along with the second phase of Bihar elections, voting is being held today on all these 8 assembly seats. Counting of votes will take place on 14th November and on the same day it will become clear who will be crowned the winner.

Everyone’s eyes are on these by-elections across the country because these results are considered to be indicative of the political environment of the upcoming states.

Voting for the second and final phase of Bihar assembly elections has started. In this phase, more than 3 crore 70 lakh voters will decide the fate of 1302 candidates on 122 seats. Among them, many ministers of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s government are also in the fray.

According to the State Election Commission, in this phase voting is taking place at 45,399 polling stations, out of which 40,073 are located in rural areas. The total voters include 1.75 crore women. Hisua (Nawada) seat has the maximum number of 3.67 lakh voters, while Lauria, Chanpatia, Raxaul, Triveniganj, Sugauli and Banmakhi seats have the maximum number of 22-22 candidates in the fray.

Where are the votes being cast?

There was more than 65% voting in the first phase, due to which enthusiastic voting is expected in the second phase also. This time the elections are especially focused in Seemanchal region. Voting is being held in districts bordering Nepal like West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria and Kishanganj.

Why is this step important?

More than four lakh soldiers have been deployed for security so that the voting can be conducted in a peaceful and transparent manner. There are many seats in Seemanchal where the impact of Muslim population is considered to be decisive, hence this phase has become very important for both NDA and India alliance.

On one hand, NDA is accusing the opposition of giving protection to infiltrators, while on the other hand, the opposition is expressing confidence in the support of minority and rural voters. The reputation of many veteran candidates is at stake in this phase. Prominent names include JDU’s Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Supaul), BJP’s Premendra Kumar (Gaya Town), Renu Devi (Bettiah), Neeraj Kumar Singh ‘Bablu’ (Chhatapur), Leshi Singh (Dhamdaha), Sheela Mandal (Phulparas) and Jama Khan (Chainpur).

The fate of these giants is also at stake

Former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad is trying his luck from Katihar seat for the fifth consecutive time. At the same time, the contest has also become interesting on Balrampur and Kadwa seats of Katihar district. Both Mehboob Alam of CPI (ML) Liberation and Shakeel Ahmed Khan of Congress are trying to score a hat-trick of their third victory.

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The campaign for the second and last phase of Bihar Assembly elections (Bihar Election 2025) has stopped. In this case, Om Prakash Rajbhar, an ally of the ruling coalition party NDA and cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh, has come to the fore. Om Prakash Rajbhar has expressed hope of forming a grand alliance government after bumper voting in Bihar. His statement may prove to be a blow to the NDA before the voting.

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, which supported the UP government in Bihar elections, is continuously giving statements against its own alliance and now Om Prakash Rajbhar has claimed to form the Rashtriya Janata Dal government in Bihar.

RJD claims to form government in Bihar

Rajbhar has expressed hope of forming Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) government after bumper voting in Bihar. He said that if the voting percentage is above 60 percent then the Grand Alliance government will be formed.

During this, Rajbhar took a dig at the Padyatra being taken out from Delhi to Vrindavan by Pandit Dhirendra Krishna Shastri of the Bageshwar Dham government. He said that when the President, Prime Minister and Chief Minister are all Hindus, then what kind of problem is there. But nowadays sages and Mahatmas do drama to come into leadership.

He said that when discussion starts about them, they will later join political parties and become MPs like Chinmayanand and Sakshi Maharaj. After this statement of Rajbhar, political turmoil has intensified.

Subhasp is fighting on 64 seats of bihar

Let us tell you that Om Prakash Rajbhar’s SubhaSP has fielded candidates on 64 seats in Bihar alone. Rajbhar and his sons Dr. Arvind Rajbhar and Arun Rajbhar have also held several election meetings against the NDA during the elections. SubhaSP candidates are contesting against NDA on 34 seats in the second phase.

It is believed that Subha Sabha candidates can influence the victory equation of NDA or Grand Alliance candidates on many seats. The second phase of voting in Bihar is to be held on Tuesday, November 11. Election results will come on 14 November.

The second phase of Bihar Assembly elections 2025 is now just a few days away. After voting on 121 seats in the first phase, now on November 11, voters will decide the fate of 1302 candidates on 122 seats in 18 districts. Political parties have put all their strength into these seats and campaigning is at its peak.

In the second phase, voting will be held from the areas of Seemanchal bordering UP to the seats of Champaran belt and Mithilachal. In the first phase, Nitish Kumar and Jitan Ram Manjhi were tested on the credibility of NDA, whereas in the second phase, it is considered to be the real test of BJP. RJD and Congress have to prove their strength in the grand alliance, while it will be challenging for Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM to save its credibility in Seemanchal. In 2020, Owaisi surprised everyone by winning the seats of this phase.

Districts and seats for the second phase

In the second phase, voting will be held on 122 seats in 18 districts. These include 10 from Gayaji district, 4 from Kaimur, 7 from Rohtas, 6 from Aurangabad, 2 from Arwal, 3 from Jehanabad, 5 from Nawada, 7 from Bhagalpur, 5 from Banka, 4 from Jamui, 8 from Sitamarhi, 1 from Shivhar, 10 from Madhubani, 5 from Supaul, 7 from Purnia, 6 from Araria, Along with 7 seats of Katihar and 4 seats of Kishanganj, 12 assembly seats of East Champaran and 9 assembly seats of West Champaran are included.

List of main assembly seats

• Gayaji: Belaganj, Gaya Town, Bodh Gaya, Tikari, Sherghati, Barachatti (SC), Attri, Imamganj (SC), Guruva, Wazirganj.
• Kaimur: Chainpur, Mohania, Bhabua, Ramgarh
• Rohtas: Nokha, Dehri, Karakat, Karghar, Sasaram, Chenari, Dinara
• Aurangabad: Goh, Obra, Navinagar, Kutumba, Aurangabad, Rafiganj
• Arwal: Arwal, Kurtha
• Jehanabad: Jehanabad Sadar, Makhdumpur (SC), Ghosi
• Nawada: Hisua, Nawada, Govindpur, Warsaliganj, Rajauli (SC)
• Bhagalpur: Bihpur, Gopalpur, Peerpainti (SC), Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur, Sultanganj, Nathnagar.
• Banka: Banka, Amarpur, Katoria (ST), Dhoraiya (SC), Belhar.
• Jamui: Sikandra (SC), Jamui, Jhajha, Chakai

Voting will be held on a total of 55 seats in Mithilanchal and Seemanchal also. The seats of Sitamarhi, Shivhar, Madhubani, Supaul, Purnia, Araria, Katihar and Kishanganj will be decisive for these regional voters. 21 seats of East and West Champaran belt of Champaran belt are also included in this phase.

The biggest challenge for NDA

In this phase, NDA’s challenge is the biggest, especially BJP is under pressure to save its seats. At the same time, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Chirag Paswan also have to prove themselves in their strong areas. For the grand alliance, RJD and Congress will try to show signs of returning to power. The Grand Alliance had 50 out of 66 seats on these seats in 2020, while BJP won 42 seats, JDU won 20 and MGP/Jitan Ram Manjhi’s party won four seats.

Owaisi and other regional parties

Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM has strengthened its influence by winning five seats in Seemanchal and this time too it is eyeing about 19 seats, where Muslim voters are more than 30%. Other parties like CPI-MALE, BSP and independent candidates are also participating in this election.

Political parties intensified campaigning

Political parties have intensified the campaign for this phase. The Grand Alliance has mainly focused on the seats of Seemanchal and Mithilanchal, while the NDA has shown its strength on the UP-Border and Champaran belt. The administration has also made special arrangements for security on the day of voting and to make the election process systematic.

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