New Delhi. Notification for the second phase of Bihar assembly elections will be released today, Monday. With this, the nomination course of will begin for 122 assembly seats in 20 districts. The final date for submitting nominations for the second phase is October 20. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on October 21 and the final date for withdrawal of nominations is October 23. Voting for this phase will happen on November 11.
Nominations can be filed from 11 am to three pm. The Election Commission has made strict safety preparations at the nomination centres. Counting of votes for each phases of the 243-member Bihar Assembly elections will happen on November 14.
A complete of 7.42 crore voters will train their franchise in the assembly elections. In the second phase, voting will be held in West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnia and Katihar districts. Apart from this, voting will additionally be held in Bhagalpur, Banka, Jamui, Nawada, Gaya, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Arwal, Kaimur and Rohtas districts. (input-agency)