New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- As the Bihar Assembly election results are set to be declared on Friday, 14 November, the Election Commission of India (EC) on Thursday said it had successfully conducted the polls with voting recorded at 67.13%, the highest since 1951.

The EC also said that it has made provisions for a smooth vote counting process to be held on 14 November.

The counting of votes will begin at 8:00 AM. The postal ballot counting will begin first, and counting of EVMs (electronic voting machines) will start thereafter at 8.30 AM.

The postal ballot counting is expected to be completed before the penultimate round of EVM counting.

"Across the State, counting arrangements have been made in all 243 Assembly Constituencies. Counting wi...