Analysis of Bihar Assembly Elections Phase 1 as state records over 64% voter turnout

Bihar Elections 2025: A record voter turnout was recorded in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections on Thursday. In the first stage, voting was held in 121 seats in 18 districts and voter participation was intense. According to the Election Commission, 64.66 percent of voters exercised their right to vote in the first stage. But this is not the final figure; It may increase further.

The second phase of elections remains in Bihar. It will be clear how many years of voting records have been broken only after the second stage. People are also very curious about the results of this high voter turnout. What do the data from the last three elections show?

• The 2020 Assembly elections saw a voter turnout of 57%, which led to the NDA returning to power.
• The 2015 Assembly elections also saw a voter turnout of 57%, leading to the return of the Grand Alliance.
• In the 2010 parliamentary elections, there was 53 percent voting; at that time NDA achieved a major victory.

This means the NDA won once with a voter turnout of 57 per cent, while the Grand Alliance won once. But the NDA won overwhelmingly with a voter turnout of 53 per cent. It is generally believed that high voter turnout among rural voters and women voters affected by development projects increases participation in elections. Such voters are considered NDA supporters. Women voters, in particular, are considered supporters of the NDA and played an important role in the NDA’s victory in the last election.

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Queue Out for Voter ID Check

The result of the increased voter turnout will be known on November 14. However, the burqa trend continued in Bihar in the first phase of today’s elections. When a BJP candidate in Siwan demanded control after taking off her burqa, those present became angry. This mayhem took place in Siwan’s Goreyakothi assembly constituency. BJP candidate Deveshkant Singh came to booth number 349. As soon as I requested a check-up, people there started protesting. Later, the police took the situation under control.

Earlier, Union Minister Giriraj Singh had also raised the issue, saying that women wearing burqas should be investigated. There is hardly an election without controversy about voting in burqas. Allegations of fraudulent voting in burqas often come to nothing. This time, the Election Commission issued guidelines on voting with burqa. According to this directive, women wearing burqas or niqabs must show their faces to the female polling officer. Male personnel will not be available during this period. Anganwadi workers have been deployed at each polling booth to verify the identity of women. According to the Election Commission, these guidelines have been in force since 1994.