The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed around 8.5 lakh poll officials in Bihar to ensure the smooth and orderly conduct of the two-phase Assembly elections in the state. The elections will be held on November 6 and November 11, while the results will be declared on November 14. The deployment includes nearly 4.53 lakh polling personnel, 2.5 lakh police officials, 28,370 counting staff, 17,875 micro observers, 9,625 sector officers, 4,840 micro-observers for counting and about 90,712 anganwadi sevikas. Around 500 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), including those from the CRPF, SSB, CISF and state police, have been deployed for pre-poll duties in Bihar. A total of about 1,200 CAPF companies are expected to be on duty once the elections commence, sources sai

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