NEW DELHI: Polling for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025 began on Thursday morning across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, with over 3.75 crore eligible voters set to cast their ballots. Voting started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, though polling time has been curtailed to 5 pm in some constituencies due to security concerns. This phase will decide the political fate of several prominent leaders, including RJD’s Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, BJP ’s Samrat Choudhary and Mangal Pandey, and JD(U)’s Shravan Kumar and Vijay Kumar Choudhary. Tej Pratap Yadav is also contesting in this round. According to the Election Commission, there are 10.72 lakh new voters, including 7.78 lakh in the 18–19 age group, across constituencies with a combined population of 6.60 cror

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