Notification for 5th phase of Bihar polls to be issued today

New Delhi: Notification for the 5th and final phase of Bihar Assembly elections will be issued today. Voting for this phase will be held on the 5th of next month in 57 constituencies spread across 9 districts. Last date of filing of nominations is the 15th of this month. Scrutiny will take place the next day, and candidates can withdraw their nominations till the 19th.

Meanwhile, 625



candidates have, so far, filed their nominations for the 3rd phase of elections to be held on the 28th of this month. Today is the last day of filing of nomination paper for this phase. Polls to the 243-member Bihar Assembly will be held in 5 phases between 12th of this month and the 5th of the next month. Counting will be held on 8th November. The term of the current Assembly expires on 29th November.