New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- In what will be India's first full fledged election ever since the deadly COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, polling for the 243 Assembly seats in Bihar will take place in 3 phases between October 28 and November 7 this year. The Election Commission of India made the announcement in Delhi on Friday, adding that the votes will be counted on November 10.
But given this is a COVID-era election, polling time has been increased by one hour. "Now the polling time will be between 7 a.m. to 6 p.m." the EC said. This, the poll body believes, will help avoid queues. But it will not be applicable to the Left-Wing affected areas.
While the election could have been held in more phases, this was avoided considering the pandmeic a...