Bihar holds elections for eight Legislative Council seats

Voting commenced on Friday for eight seats in the Bihar Legislative Council, covering four graduate and four teacher constituencies. A total of 150 candidates are contesting the elections, with the results to be determined by 532,847 registered voters.

The election features a multi-cornered contest involving the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Mahagathbandhan, and the Jan Suraaj Party. In the Patna Graduate constituency, political attention is focused on the contest between JDU’s Neeraj Kumar and Jan Suraaj candidate Anuj Singh, who has received public support from Mokama MLA Anant Singh.

Other key constituencies include Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Kosi for graduate seats, and Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Saran for teacher seats. Counting of the votes is scheduled for October 27.