New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday announced the polling schedule for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The general elections will be held in seven phases. Polling will start on April 19 and will end on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4.
Among the states to vote in seven phases is Bihar, which will witness polling in its 40 Lok Sabha constituencies across all the phases.
Polling for the 40 Lok Sabha seats will be held on the following days:
- Phase 1: April 19 | 4 seats
- Phase 2: April 26 | 5 seats
- Phase 3: May 7 | 5 seats
- Phase 4: May 13 | 5 seats
- Phase 5: May 20 | 5 seats
- Phase 6: May 25 | 8 seats
- Phase 7: June 1 | 8 seats
Check the dates when each of the constituencies are going to vote:
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PHASE |
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CONSTITUENCY |
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Phase 1 |
April 19 |
Aurangabad |
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Gaya |
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Nawada |
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Jamui |
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Phase 2 |
April 26 |
Kishanganj |
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Katihar |
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Purnia |
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Bhagalpur |
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Banka |
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Phase 3 |
May 7 |
Jhanjharpur |
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Supaul |
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Araria |
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Madhepura |
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Khagaria |
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Phase 4 |
May 13 |
Darbhanga |
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Ujiarpur |
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Samastipur |
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Begusarai |
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Munger |
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Phase 5 |
May 20 |
Sitamarhi |
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Madhubani |
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Muzaffarpur |
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Saran |
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Hajipur |
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Phase 6 |
May 25 |
Valmiki Nagar |
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Paschim Champaran |
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Purvi Champaran |
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Sheohar |
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Vaishali |
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Gopalganj |
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Siwan |
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Maharajganj |
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Phase 7 |
June 1 |
Nalanda |
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Patna Sahib |
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Pataliputra |
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Arrah |
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Buxar |
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Sasaram |
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Karakat |
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Jahanabad |
BJP List Out
The NDA finalised its seat-sharing formula in Bihar announcing that the BJP will contest 17 constituencies, the JD(U) 16 and Chirag Paswan's LJP (Ram Vilas) five, while rebuffing the claims of the LJP faction led by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras.
Two other NDA allies -- Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha -- will contest one seat each, Vinod Tawde, the BJP's in-charge for elections in Bihar, told a press conference at the BJP headquarters here.
This will be the first time the BJP has got more seats than Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) in Bihar, underscoring the change in their equations after they joined hands a few months back.
Meanwhile, the Mahagathbandhan, consisting of Congress, RJD and left parties, is yet to arrive at a seat share formulae in the 40 seats of Bihar.