3.12 pm: KC Tyagi from JDU said, “I welcome ECI’s announcement, but the timing of hiking DA by 6% is questionable.” Sharad Yadav claims that the 5 phases announced for the Bihar polls 2015 is a bit too much. Whereas Shahnawaz Hussain from BJP has welcomed the EC’s decision on Bihar Assembly Polls 2015.
We welcome EC’s announcement on #BiharPolls :Shahnawaz Hussain, BJP pic.twitter.com/PJM4bFepN1
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 9, 2015
2.52 pm: The counting will be on November 8, 2015 for all phases, elections finishes on November 12, 2015.
#BiharPolls voting: Phase 1: Oct 12 Phase 2: Oct 16 Phase 3: Oct 28 Phase 4: Nov 1 Phase 5: Nov 5 Counting: Nov 8
— Indiacom (@indiacom) September 9, 2015
2.46pm: The Bihar Elections will be held in five phases. The phase one will be on October 12, 2015. The phase two will begin from October 16. The date of phase three is October 28. Phase four is on November 1.November 5, will be the phase five. (Election dates for Bihar assembly election announced; Five phase elections from October 12)
2.42 pm: The EVMs will have candidates photos. The ECI has asked everyone to work according to Law and guidelines of ECI. The modal code of conduct will come into effect immediately post the announcement of the Bihar 2015 Polls dates.
2.40 pm: Post the Bihar 2015 Polls dates are announced, single window system will be operational.
From today itself single window system will be operationalized: ECI #BiharPolls
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 9, 2015
2.38 pm: Out of 243 Assembly constituencies, 47 are affected by left wing extremism, 29 districts out of 38 are covered under left wing extremism
2.35 pm: The Election Commission of India has formulated strategy and ensured assessment of all vulnerable points where anti social elements have been recognised.
2.32 pm: The individual focus of the commission will be on confidence building with the security point of view. The search operation and security forces will be focussed. The commission is committed to ensure the adequate arrangements of central paramilitary forces which will man all polling stations
2.30 pm: Post several months of preparations the Commission is announcing the Bihar Assembly Polls 2015 dates today.
Election Commission to announce the schedule and phases of Bihar Assembly polls, shortly. pic.twitter.com/qgm64sZ16v
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 9, 2015
2.05 pm: The Bihar polls 2015 is likely to be held between mid October and November for which all the parties are seeking CRPF, CISF and BSF security force.
1.50 pm: With Bihar Assembly Polls 2015, Nitish Kumar will be seekinga third term alliance with RJD and Congress after he walked out of NDA in the year 2013. This broke the 17-year-old alliance with BJP. (ALSO READ: Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: 7 potential BJP chief ministerial candidates)
1.40 pm: The Election Commission will proceed briefing soon to announce the Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 dates shortly.
Election Commission to address a press conference in Delhi, shortly. pic.twitter.com/m5yJyBvTMN
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 9, 2015
1:20 pm Update: Ahead of the Election Commission press conference, the Janata Dal (U) has questioned the decision of Samajawadi Party’ Mulayam Singh Yadav to split from the Janata Pariwar.
The Election Commission of India will announce the dates for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 today. The schedule of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 will be announced by 2.30 pm IST on Wednesday. The Election Commission of India will hold a press conference at 2.30 pm and will announce the finalised poll schedule. Although it was expected by the central poll panel earlier in the week, it will be announced today,The dates were expected to be made public initially in the previous week, but has been postponed till now.
FLASH: Election Commission to announce dates for Bihar Assembly Polls today.
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 9, 2015
The dates of Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 will be announced by the Election Commission of India today. The Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 is likely to be held during mid October in five or seven phases. The tenure of Bihar Assembly will expire on November 29. You can catch all the live updates of the same here.The results of the Bihar Assembly polls for the 243 seats will be announced by Diwali. (ALSO READ: Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: 7 potential BJP chief ministerial candidates)
Samajwadi Party has declared that it will contest for all the 243 seats targeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the alliance of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal-United and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. Check this space for more updates on the Bihar Assembly Elections 2015 dates.
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