The Assembly elections in Bihar will be held in two phases on November 6 and November 11, the Election Commission announced on Monday. The counting of votes will take place on November 14.

Bihar has 243 constituencies, including 38 for Scheduled Castes and two for Scheduled Tribes.

Speaking at a press conference, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that in the first phase, 121 constituencies will go to the polls.

The date of the issue of the notification is October 10 and the last date of nomination is October 17, Kumar said. The last date of the withdrawal of candidature is October 20, he added.

In the second phase, polling will be held in 122 constituencies. The notification for this phase will be issued on October 13. The last date for filing nominations is October 20,

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