VOTING FOR BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION

VOTING FOR BIHAR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION

12-MAY-ENG 4

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA--------------------------Voting for the by-election to the Bhojpur-cum-Buxar Local Authorities' Constituency of the Bihar Legislative Council (2026 term) will take place on May 12 (Tuesday). Polling will be held from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. All preparations regarding this have been completed. In this regard, District Election Officer Tanay Sultania issued a press release stating that a total of 25 polling stations have been established across Bhojpur and Buxar districts for the by-election.

Of these, 14 polling stations are located in Bhojpur and 11 in Buxar. The total number of electors across both districts stands at 6,086, comprising 2,832 male electors and 3,254 female electors. A total of six candidates are in the fray for this by-election. These include Kanhaiya Prasad (son of Radhacharan Sah) [JD(U)], Sonu Kumar Rai [RJD], Kanhaiya Prasad (son of Ram Layak Mahto) [Independent], Niranjan Kumar Rai [Independent], Manoj Kumar Upadhyay [Independent], and Lalu Prasad Yadav [Independent].

Rajiv Roshan (IAS), Secretary of the Higher Education Department, Bihar, has been appointed as the Observer for the by-election. The Assistant Election Officers for the polls are Shreya Vijay Chaudhary (Sub-Divisional Officer, Arrah Sadar), Krishna Kumar Upadhyay (Sub-Divisional Officer, Piro), Sanjeet Kumar (Sub-Divisional Officer, Jagdishpur), Avinash Kumar (Sub-Divisional Officer, Buxar), and Rakesh Kumar (Sub-Divisional Officer, Dumraon).

A control room has been established specifically for the by-election, with the telephone number 0612-2215611. The Election Officer further informed that the counting of votes will take place on the morning of May 14 (Thursday) at 8:00 AM at the Government Girls' +2 High School, Arrah.