{"id":1404,"date":"2025-11-07T06:06:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/?p=1404"},"modified":"2025-11-07T06:10:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T06:10:31","slug":"bihar-elections-2025-what-does-65-voter-turnout-indicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/11\/07\/bihar-elections-2025-what-does-65-voter-turnout-indicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bihar Elections 2025: What Does 65% Voter Turnout Indicate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"736\"><em>Bihar witnessed its highest-ever voter turnout in history during the first phase of the 2025 Assembly elections, held on Thursday, November 6.<\/em><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"363\" data-end=\"736\">According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), <strong>nearly 65% of the 3.75 crore eligible voters cast their votes across 121 assembly constituencies<\/strong>, making the event both peaceful and celebratory in nature. The poll body described the turnout \u2014 officially pegged at 64.66% \u2014 as a record in the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/07\/17\/nitish-kumar-announces-free-electricity-for-bihar-plans-teacher-recruitment-drive-ahead-of-the-polls\/\">history of Bihar.<\/a> The first phase marked the beginning of a tightly contested political battle, seen as a crucial test for the incumbent <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/07\/17\/nitish-kumar-announces-free-electricity-for-bihar-plans-teacher-recruitment-drive-ahead-of-the-polls\/\">Chief Minister Nitish Kumar<\/a> and the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1055\" data-end=\"1199\">The <strong data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1086\">second phase of polling<\/strong>, covering <strong data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1110\">122 seats<\/strong>, will be held on <strong data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1143\">November 11<\/strong>, while the <strong data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1196\">results are scheduled for November 14<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1237\"><strong data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1237\">Political Battle Lines Drawn<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1239\" data-end=\"1604\">The main fight in Bihar is between the <strong data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1285\">NDA<\/strong>, comprising the <strong data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1334\">Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1362\">Janata Dal (United)<\/strong>, and the opposition <strong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1419\">Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)<\/strong> led by the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/02\/pm-modi-slams-rjd-congress-over-insult-to-late-mother-during-bihar-yatra\/\">Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress<\/a>. Also in the fray is Prashant Kishor\u2019s Jan Suraj Party, which has been gaining attention as a potential disruptor.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1606\" data-end=\"1915\">Following the record turnout, all major political parties claimed it as a sign of their impending victory.<br data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1715\" \/>RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan\u2019s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav thanked voters, saying, <em data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1913\">\u201cThe people of Bihar have sealed the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/02\/pm-modi-slams-rjd-congress-over-insult-to-late-mother-during-bihar-yatra\/\">victory of Mahagathbandhan<\/a> through this bumper voting.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>On the other hand, BJP\u2019s Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary expressed confidence that the NDA would win \u201caround 100 of the seats that went to polls\u201d and possibly surpass its 2010 record of 206 seats.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2120\" data-end=\"2518\">Meanwhile, Prashant Kishor, founder of Jan Suraj, interpreted the high turnout as a \u201ccall for change.\u201d He added that migrant workers returning for Chhath Puja had significantly contributed to the turnout, along with women voters. The Congress echoed similar sentiments, with spokesperson Pawan Khera claiming that \u201ca clear majority\u201d was on the horizon for the opposition.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2520\" data-end=\"2566\"><strong data-start=\"2524\" data-end=\"2566\">What Does the Record Turnout Indicate?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2568\" data-end=\"3064\">Analysts say that high voter turnout in <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/07\/17\/nitish-kumar-announces-free-electricity-for-bihar-plans-teacher-recruitment-drive-ahead-of-the-polls\/\">Bihar<\/a> often reflects a mood for change, but caution that gender-based trends play a key role. Political analyst Amitabh Tiwari explained that if women outnumber men, the NDA could benefit \u2014 as seen in past elections. For instance, in 2020, the NDA won 27 of 43 seats where women voters outnumbered men, and in 2015, it captured 61 of 71 such seats. Conversely, a male-dominated turnout could favor the <em>Mahagathbandhan<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3104\"><strong data-start=\"3070\" data-end=\"3104\">Impact of SIR on the Elections<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3412\">This year\u2019s polls come after the controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/10\/27\/ecis-special-intensive-revision-list-to-roll-out-phase-1-ready\/\"><strong data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3189\">Special Intensive Revision (SIR)<\/strong> of electoral rolls<\/a>, which drew criticism from opposition parties for alleged voter list manipulation. Despite the deletion of around 47 lakh voters, Bihar\u2019s <em>f<strong>inal voter list for 2025 stood at 7.42 crore electors.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3414\" data-end=\"3695\">However, the record voter participation suggests that the SIR exercise did not dampen enthusiasm among voters. Instead, the unprecedented turnout signals a politically awakened electorate ready to shape <a href=\"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/10\/27\/ecis-special-intensive-revision-list-to-roll-out-phase-1-ready\/\">Bihar\u2019s future in one of the most closely watched elections of 2025.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bihar witnessed its highest-ever voter turnout in history during the first phase of the 2025 Assembly elections, held on Thursday, November 6. 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