New Delhi, Oct 9 (UNI) In preparation for the upcoming General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Bihar, the Election Commission of India has deployed a massive force of around 8.5 lakh officials to ensure the smooth and orderly progress of the polls. The assembly elections, along with bye-elections to 8 Assembly constituencies in 6 states and the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, were announced by the ECI on October 6, 2025.

As per the press note issued by the poll panel the deployed personnel include nearly 4.53 lakh polling personnel, 2.5 lakh police officials, 28,370 counting personnel, 17,875 micro-observers, 9,625 sector officers, and 4,840 micro-observers for counting. Additionally, up to 90,712 Anganwadi Sevikas may also be deployed to facilitate the electoral process.

To cater to the

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