Bihar will go to polls in six-phase from October 21

Election Commission of India on September 6, 2010 announced a six-phase poll schedule for Bihar Assembly election starting from October 21. The election will take place October 21 (47 Assembly constituencies), October 24 (45 Assembly constituencies), October 28 (48 Assembly constituencies), November 1 (42 Assembly constituencies), November 9 (35 Assembly constituencies) and November 20 (26 Assembly constituencies). In all Bihar has 243 Assembly constituencies and 56, 943 polling stations.

By-election in Banka Parliamentary constituency will be held on November 1. The schedule was announced in Patna by the officials of state election commission on September 6, 2010.

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