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Oct 08, 2020 09:55 AM IST | Source: Moneycontrol.com
Bihar Election 2020 LIVE Updates | BJP clears names of two more candidates for phase one
Bihar Election 2020 Live Updates: Voting for 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held on October 28, November 3 and November 7.
Bihar is getting ready to witness its Assembly elections later in 2020. The Election Commission of India had announced a three-phase election in Bihar, which has been billed as one of the biggest elections globally during the COVID-19 pandemic. Voting for 243 assembly seats in the state will be held on October 28, November 3 and November 7. The counting of votes will take place on November 10. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released the names of 29 candidates and the Congress 21 candidates. JD (U) has also released its list of 115 candidates for the polls. Today is the last date for filing of nominations for the first phase of Bihar assembly polls. Catch the latest updates here:
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Bihar Election 2020 LIVE Updates | BJP names two more candidates for phase one
The BJP has cleared names of two more candidates, including for the Buxar seat where speculations were rife that former DGP Gupteshwar Pandey may contest the state elections. The party gave ticket to Parshuram Chaturvedi from Buxar constituency and Deepak Sharma from Arwal seat, a BJP statement said. The saffron party had issued a list of 27 candidates for the first phase on October 6.
Hello and welcome to Moneycontrol’s LIVE coverage on the Bihar Assembly elections 2020.
The Election Commission of India had announced three-phased election in Bihar, which has been billed as one of the biggest elections globally during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voting for 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held on October 28, November 3 and November 7. Counting of votes will take place on November 10.
Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates through the day.