Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday hailed the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections as "historic", highlighting the unprecedented participation of over 7.5 crore voters in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, facilitated by grassroots election workers and
Meanwhile, Bihar recorded a turnout of 60.40 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls till 3 pm on Tuesday, according to data from the Election Commission.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on pleas challenging the constitutional validity of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Jaiswal's remarks come as Bihar recorded a turnout of 47.62 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls as of 1 pm, according to the data of the Election Commission of India.
As voting for the bye-elections on eight seats across six states and one Union Territory is underway, Dampa constituency in Mizoram recorded the highest voter turnout at 56.35 per cent as of 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
Voting is underway for the bye-elections in eight seats across six states and one Union Territory, with Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir recording the highest turnout so far at 34.47 per cent as of 11 am, followed by Dampa in Mizoram at 34.38 per cent, according to the Election Commission of
Gopalan said that mock polls began at all 358 booths from 05:30 am, during which some machines malfunctioned and were replaced. Subsequently, in another booth, the EVM malfunctioned again, necessitating its replacement.
As voting for the bye-elections on eight seats of six States and one Union Territory is underway, Dampa constituency in Mizoram recorded the highest turnout of 18.38 per cent as of 9 am, as per the data of the Election Commission of India, followed by the Ghatsila constituency in Jharkhan