India, Nov. 14 -- For the first time in Bihar's electoral history, the state recorded zero voting day deaths and no re-polling during the recently concluded assembly elections, marking a historic shift from its violent past.

According to official data, not a single incident of poll-related death or booth-level re-election was reported during the two-phase elections, making this year's polls the most peaceful the state has ever witnessed.

This stands in stark contrast to earlier decades when Bihar's elections were marred by widespread violence, fatalities, and large-scale re-polling. In the 1985 assembly polls, 63 people were killed and re-polling was ordered in 156 booths. The 1990 elections saw 87 deaths linked to poll violence.

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