Bihar CM Nitish Kumar appeals to people to vote in second phase of assembly poll

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday urged the people of the state to vote in the second phase of the assembly polls and exercise their democratic rights In a post on X the Chief Minister appealed to the people to prioritise voting above their choresIn democracy voting is not only our right but also our duty Today voting for the second phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections is taking place all voters are urged to exercise their voting rights without fail Vote and inspire others to do so as well Vote first then refreshments Chief Minister Kumar posted on XVoting for the second phase of the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar began today at 7 am across 122 constituencies in 20 districts of the state covering approximately 37 crore electors and 243 seatsApart from Bihar voting for byelections is being held for eight assembly constituencies spread across six states and one union territory These constituencies are Budgam and Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir Anta in Rajasthan Ghatsila in Jharkhand Jubilee Hills in Telangana Tarn Taran in Punjab Dampa in Mizoram and Nuapada in OdishaIn Bihar mock polling was conducted at several booths across the state to test and ensure preparedness ahead of voting A total of 37013556 electors will vote in the second phase of the Bihar elections including 19544041 male voters and 17468572 female voters 943 third voters will also cast their vote in the electionsThe second phase will decide the fate of 12 ministers from Chief Minister Nitish Kumars cabinet Among them are JDU leaders Vijendra Yadav contesting from Supaul assembly constituency Lesi Singh Dhamdaha Jayant Kushwaha Amarpur Sumit Singh Chakai Mohammad Jama Khan Chainpur and Sheela Mandal PhoolparasMinisters from the BJP in the fray include Prem Kumar Gaya Renu Devi Bettiah Vijay Kumar Mandal Sikati Nitish Mishra Jhanjharpur Neeraj Bablu Chhatapur and Krishnanandan Paswan Harsiddhi Other key constituencies include Sasaram Imamganj Mohania Bihpur Gopalpur Pirpainti Bhagalpur Sultanganj and NathnagarOut of the 122 seats 11 are assembly seats in East Champaran 10 each in Madhubani and Gaya nine in West Champaran eight in Sitamarhi and seven each in Bhagalpur Rohtas Purnia and Katihar Six assembly seats will go to the polls in Araria and Aurangabad each Nawada Banka and Supaul will each witness contests on five seats Kaimur Jamui and Kishanganj have four seats each Jehanabad has three followed by two assembly seats in Arwal and one in Sheohar district mdash mdash Nitish Kumar NitishKumar November 11 2025Out of all these seats the BJP won 42 seats in the 2020 assembly elections while the RJD emerged victorious in 33 seats The Janata Dal United bagged 20 seats Congress won 11 and left parties collectively secured five NDA comprises the BJP JDU HAMS LJP RV and other parties and is seeking to retain power for a second term The Mahagathbandhan comprising the Congress RJD left parties and the Vikassheel Insaan Party VIP is looking to regain power Jan Suraaj is also confident of its prospectsThe first phase of the Bihar elections marked the highest polling percentage in the states history The state saw a record 6508 per cent polling in the first phase of polling with all political parties including Jan Suraaj interpreting the high voter turnout in their favourThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever