The Election Commission of India on Monday announced the Bihar assembly election dates. The 243 assembly constituencies will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, while the counting of votes will take place on November 14. With the poll date announcement, the model code of conduct has come into effect. Bihar is witnessing a high-voltage battle this time with both ruling and opposition parties working hard to woo youth and women, the most decisive vote bank in the state.

However, the biggest issues weighing heavily on the minds of voters are unemployment and corruption and to some extent, the state’s poor education model. According to the IANS-Matrize Survey, corruption and unemployment are the biggest issues in the Bihar elections, followed by inflation and law and order.

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