Patna, Nov 14 (UNI) The Bihar assembly election verdict will be declared today, with vote counting now underway under tight security. The Election Commission of India (ECI) began the process at 8 am with postal ballots, followed by Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) counting at 8:30 a.m. Results from all 243 Assembly constituencies will start emerging by around 9 am.

This time Bihar polls saw a historic 67.13 per ent voter turnout, Bihar’s highest since 1951. Conducted in two phases on November 6 and 11, the election drew strong participation, with turnout at 65.08 percent in the first phase and 68.76 per cent in the second. A total of 74.2 million registered voters, including 39.2 million men and 35 million women, cast their ballots to decide the fate of 2,616 candidates.

A total of 243 R

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