By Kavita Mistry 
ECI Results Bihar Assembly Election 2025 Live Updates: The counting of votes for the Bihar Assembly elections is underway, with the BJP-led NDA surging past the 200-seat mark and heading for a landslide victory, while the opposition Mahagathbandhan has crumbled in the high-stakes contest.
The numbers show that the ruling alliance is comfortably crossing the 200-mark, while the INDIA bloc falls behind. Follow Live Bihar Poll Updates Here
According to the Election Commission’s latest trends, out of the total 243 seats, the NDA is ahead in 204 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan crumbled to just 34 seats.
Before the voting began, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said, “Just a few hours of waiting, and the good-governance government will return.”
The state recorded 67.13% turnout on November 11, the highest since 1951, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). The data shows a record 71.78% participation by women voters, while 62.98% of men cast their votes.
The ECI confirmed that no discrepancies or malpractices were detected during polling, and therefore no re-polling has been ordered at any of Bihar’s 90,740 booths.
The counting of votes began at 8 am on Friday. As per ECI protocol, postal ballots are being counted first, followed by electronic voting machines (EVMs) from 8:30 am onward. Real-time results are being updated on the Commission’s website: results.eci.gov.in.
According to the latest guidelines, postal ballot counting must be completed before the second-to-last round of EVM counting. Postal ballots are tallied in the presence of candidates or their authorised agents under the supervision of the Returning Officer (RO) or Assistant RO.
During EVM counting, control units are brought to tables round-wise and shown to counting agents to verify that seals are intact and serial numbers match entries in Form 17C (Part I). The votes recorded in the EVMs are then cross-verified with the same form. In case of any mismatch, VVPAT slips from that polling station are counted mandatorily.