{"id":17708,"date":"2025-11-15T11:53:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T06:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/current-affairs\/2025\/11\/15\/bihar-assembly-election-2025-nda-victory-women-turnout\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T11:38:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T11:38:43","slug":"bihar-assembly-election-2025-nda-victory-women-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.class24.study\/current-affairs\/bihar-assembly-election-2025-nda-victory-women-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"NDA Sweeps Bihar Assembly Election 2025 BJP Leads with Strongest Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><b>Bihar Assembly Election 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was conducted in two phases on 6 November and 11 November 2025 to elect all 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes took place on 14 November 2025. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a major victory by winning 202 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the largest party with 89 seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election also recorded a historic level of voter participation. Women voters participated in greater numbers than men, with the updated turnout figures showing 71.78% participation among women compared with 62.98% among men. The election was conducted after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission of India (ECI).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Key Highlights of Bihar Assembly Election 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Particulars<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Details<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Election<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bihar Legislative Assembly Election 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total Assembly seats<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">243<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total phases<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First phase polling<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6 November 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Second phase polling<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11 November 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Counting of votes<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14 November 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Winning alliance<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Democratic Alliance (NDA)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NDA seats<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">202<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Largest party<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP seats<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">89<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Total voter turnout<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67.13% (updated figure)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women voter turnout<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">71.78% (updated figure)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Men voter turnout<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">62.98% (updated figure)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><b>Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Final Seat Tally<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The NDA won 202 out of 243 Assembly seats, crossing the majority mark of 122 seats by a substantial margin. The BJP secured the highest number of seats among all political parties, followed closely by its alliance partner Janata Dal (United).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The party-wise results were as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Political Party<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Seats Won<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">89<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)]<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">85<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian National Congress (INC)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communist Party of India (Marxist)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian Inclusive Party<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Total<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>243<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The NDA&#8217;s constituent parties won the following seats:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP: 89 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JD(U): 85 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas): 19 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular): 5 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rashtriya Lok Morcha: 4 seats<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Together, these parties secured 202 seats in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The opposition parties and other political groups won the remaining 41 seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Women Voter Turnout Sets a New Record in Bihar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the most notable features of the Bihar Assembly Election 2025 was the high participation of women voters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the updated Election Commission figures, women recorded a turnout of 71.78%, compared with 62.98% among male voters. The overall voter turnout reached 67.13%, the highest recorded in Bihar since the first Assembly elections in 1951.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The gender-wise turnout figures were:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Voter Category<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Turnout<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Female voters<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">71.78%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Male voters<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">62.98%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Overall turnout<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">67.13%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The initial ECI press release published on 11 November 2025 had reported provisional figures of 71.6% for women, 62.8% for men and 66.91% overall. The subsequent updated figures were higher. Therefore, the updated figures should be used when presenting the final turnout information.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Bihar<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before the 2025 Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India conducted a <\/span><b>Special Intensive Revision (SIR)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of electoral rolls in Bihar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The purpose of SIR was to update and verify the electoral roll so that eligible citizens could be included and ineligible or duplicate entries could be addressed according to the applicable election rules.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Important facts about the revision include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exercise was conducted ahead of the Bihar Assembly Election 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The final electoral roll contained 7,45,26,858 electors, approximately 7.45 crore.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Election Commission reported zero appeals during the SIR process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The revised electoral roll was used for the conduct of the Assembly elections.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The revision was an important part of the election preparation process and helped establish the electoral database for all 243 constituencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Two-Phase Polling<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bihar Assembly Election 2025 was conducted in two phases across all 243 constituencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Phase<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Polling Date<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Assembly Constituencies<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phase 1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">6 November 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">121<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Phase 2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11 November 2025<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">122<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Total<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Two phases<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>243<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The counting of votes for both phases was conducted on 14 November 2025. The Election Commission made arrangements for counting across all 243 Assembly constituencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Important Facts for Competitive Examinations<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following points are useful for candidates preparing for SSC, RRB, Banking, State PSC and other competitive examinations:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bihar Legislative Assembly has a total of 243 seats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority mark in the Bihar Assembly is 122 seats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 2025 Assembly election was conducted in two phases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polling dates were 6 November and 11 November 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vote counting took place on 14 November 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The NDA won 202 seats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The BJP emerged as the largest party with 89 seats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JD(U) won 85 seats.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Women recorded a higher voter turnout than men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The updated overall voter turnout was 67.13%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The updated women voter turnout was 71.78%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was conducted before the election.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bihar Assembly Election 2025 resulted in a clear majority for the National Democratic Alliance, which secured 202 of the state&#8217;s 243 Assembly seats. The BJP emerged as the largest party, while JD(U) also secured a significant number of seats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The election was also notable for its high voter participation, particularly among women. With an updated overall turnout of 67.13%, the election recorded the highest participation in Bihar since 1951. The results and turnout figures make the 2025 Bihar Assembly election an important topic for current affairs and competitive examinations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These include the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election that was conducted in two stages on 6 November and 11 November to select the whole 243 members of the state legislative assembly. Vote counting was done on 14 November. 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