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Bihar MLC Elections: 5.32 Lakh Voters Set to Decide Fate of 8 Seats on October 23
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News18•12-10-2026, 12:53
Bihar MLC Elections: 5.32 Lakh Voters Set to Decide Fate of 8 Seats on October 23
- •Polling for the eight Bihar Legislative Council seats will take place on October 23, with vote counting scheduled for October 27.
- •A total of 5,32,847 voters are eligible to cast their ballots, comprising 4,92,594 graduate voters and 40,253 teacher voters.
- •Tirhut Graduate constituency has the highest number of voters, while Patna Graduate seat stands out as a high-profile battleground.
- •Elections for all eight seats will be conducted using ballot papers with mandatory photo identification to ensure transparency.
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Polling for the eight seats of the Bihar Legislative Council is scheduled for October 23 from 8 AM to 4 PM, with the vote counting set for October 27.
A total of 5,32,847 voters will participate in the elections, consisting of 4,92,594 voters across graduate constituencies and 40,253 voters across teacher constituencies.
Among graduate seats, Darbhanga has the highest number of voters (1,26,951), while the Patna Graduate seat has the lowest (87,583). For teacher seats, Patna Teacher has the highest count with 11,719 voters, whereas Tirhut Teacher has 8,760 voters.
