Bihar Election Dates 2020: Election dates for Bihar assembly have been announced amid the Corona epidemic. The Election Commission on Friday held a conclave for the 243-member state assembly by holding a press conference. The state will have elections in three phases. In the first phase, votes will be cast on October 28 for 71 seats. On November 3, voters will exercise their vote for 94 seats in the second phase. There will be voting for 78 seats on November 7. The counting of votes will take place on November 10. The Commission has made special arrangements for elections this time. Let us tell you that last time elections were held in five phases in the state.
Read here the highlights of the Election Commission conference-
The counting of votes will take place on 10 November.
- Election for the first phase - On October 28, the second phase elections will be held on November 3 and the third phase will be held on November 7.
- Third phase will be held in 15 districts. There will be voting in 78 seats.
- In the second phase, voting will be held in 17 districts. There will be voting in 94 seats.
- In the first phase, polling will be held in 16 districts. Votes will be cast at 31, 000 polling stations. There will be voting in 71 seats.
- Elections will be held in three stages.
- Action will be taken on misusing social media.
- The information about the ongoing cases on the candidates has to be made public.
- Candidates have to provide information on the website.
- Only two people can go for nomination.
- All polling stations will remain on the ground floor.
- Election campaigns will be virtual.
- Advertisement in newspapers about criminal cases.
- Nomination will also be done online.
- No more than five people can go home and promote.
- The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in the state has come into force with this declaration. The Commission has already made elaborate arrangements to ensure the effective implementation of the MCC guidelines.
- Corona infected patients will be able to cast their votes in the last hours of voting. They will do this under the supervision of health officials.
- Not more than two vehicles can be used in enrollment.
Adherence to social distancing will be necessary for election campaigning.
- The voting time has been extended by one hour. Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm. However, this will not be applicable in Naxalite affected areas.
- Seven lakh sanitizers, six lakh PPE kits, and 46 lakh masks have been arranged. Six lakh face shields have been arranged.
- The term of the Bihar Legislative Assembly ends on 29 November.
- Total voters in the state are seven crores 18 lakhs. In which women voters are 39 million.
- Only one thousand voters will be able to vote at a booth.
- Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said in the press conference that elections in 70 countries of the world were postponed due to the Corona crisis.
- The largest selection in Bihar during the Corona period.