Bihar Election 2025 Phase 1: Voter turnout stands at 60.13% till 5 pm

The first phase of voting for the Bihar Elections 2025 has started on Thursday (Nov 6), with 121 of 243 seats polling. According to the Election Commission, the approximate voter turnout at 5 pm stood at 60.13 per cent. The highest voter turnout was observed in Begusarai (59.82 per cent), followed by Muzaffarpur (58.40 per cent) and Gopalganj (58.17 per cent). The lowest voter turnout was recorded in Patna (48.69 per cent).

As the first phase of polling takes place, tight security remains at all polling stations. Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyay Amrit said that no untoward incident has been reported anywhere in the state till now.

“As per information received till now, no untoward incident has been reported anywhere. Bihar has always set an example, and we will conduct this election well,” he said. “It is a very important day, and I have come here along with my family to cast my vote. I appeal to the voters to exercise their right to vote…”

Some key figures and constituencies in the first phase of the voting include Tejashwi Yadav (Raghopur), Tej Pratap Yadav (Mahua), Maithili Thakur (Alinagar), Samrat Choudhary (Tarapur), Anant Singh (Mokama), Khesari Lal Yadav (Chhapra), Osama Shahab (Raghunathpur), Vijay Kumar Sinha (Lakhisarai), and Shivani Shukla (Lalganj).

PM Modi accuses RJD, Congress of ‘jangal raj’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (Nov 6) accused RJD and Congress of “jungle raj”, urging them to cast votes in large numbers for the NDA in an address at a rally in Araria. He also said that infiltrators remain a major challenge in the state, accusing his opponents of “protecting infiltrators”.

“Today, I am telling you about the power of your vote. Your grandparents, maternal grandparents’ one vote had made Bihar the land of social justice. But then, the 90s decade came, and RJD’s jungle raj attacked Bihar. Jungle Raj means - pistol, cruelty, corruption and misgovernance. These became the identity of jungle raj, and this became Bihar’s misfortune. Your parents’ dreams were crushed,” PM Modi said.