Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday said that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held before November 22, when the term of the current Legislative Assembly ends. Bihar has 243 assembly constituencies, including two reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and 38 for Scheduled Castes (SCs).

Addressing a press conference in Patna after a two-day review of poll preparedness, the CEC said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was completed within the stipulated timeframe, thanks to the exemplary efforts of over 90,000 Booth Level Officers (BLOs). “Just as Vaishali showed the world the path to democracy, Bihar’s BLOs have set an example for the entire country in cleansing voter lists,” he said.

Kumar congratulated the voters on the successful

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