चुनाव आयोग ने लागू की बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव 2020 के लिए आचार संहिता 

कुल 7.79 करोड़ मतदाता तय करेंगे, अगले 5 साल के लिए, बिहार का भाग्य

राज्य की 243 विधानसभा सीटों पर तीन चरणों में होगा चुनाव

बिहार विधान सभा चुनाव 2020 तीन चरणों में 28 अक्टूबर, 3 और 7 नवंबर को | मतों की गिनती और परिणाम 10 नवंबर को घोषित किए जाएंगे। चुनाव आयोग ने कहा कि इस साल कोविद -19 महामारी के कारण कम चरणों में मतदान होगा ।

दूसरे चरण में 17 ज़िले के 94 विधानसभा सीटों पर 3 नवम्बर को होगा मतदान |

महामारी के बीच, नेताओं और मतदाताओं की सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के लिए चुनाव प्रचार और मतदान के लिए विशेष तैयारी के साथ गाइडलाइन्स जारी किये हैं। 

1. प्रातः 7 बजे से लेकर सायं 6 बजे तक होगा मतदान 

2. एक बूथ पर केवल 1000 मतदाता ही करेंगे मतदान

3. 7 लाख हैंड सैनिटाइजर और 46 लाख मास्क का होगा इस्तेमाल

4. 6 लाख PPE किट और 6 लाख फेस शील्ड का होगा इस्तेमाल

5. कोरोना मरीज चुनाव के अंतिम घंटे में करेंगे मतदान

6. 80 वर्ष से ऊपर आयु, विकलांग और कोरोना पीड़ित मतदाताओं के लिए पोस्टल बैलट की भी रहेगी व्यवस्था

7. मतदान के दौरान सभी मतदाताओं को मास्क पहनना जरूरी

8. सभी पोलिंग बूथ पर थर्मल स्क्रीनिंग, साबुन और सैनीटाइजर की रहेगी व्यवस्था

9. किसी भी प्रकार की मेडिकल इमरजेंसी के लिए रहेगी समुचित व्यवस्था

10. उम्मीदवारों के लिए ऑनलाइन नामांकन की व्यवस्था भी रहेगी 

11. नामांकन के लिए स्वयं जाने की स्थिति में, दो से ज्यादा वाहन का नहीं हो सकते

12. 5 से ज्यादा लोग नहीं कर सकेंगे घर-घर जाकर प्रचार

13. प्रचार के दौरान सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग के नियमों का करना होगा पालन

दूसरा चरण:

दूसरे चरण में 17 ज़िले के 94 विधानसभा सीटों पर 3 नवम्बर को होगा मतदान

चुनाव के नतीजे 10 नवम्बर को घोषित किये जायेंगे

महत्वपूर्ण तिथियाँ:

इस चरण में मतदान के लिए जिन निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों का निर्धारण किया जाएगा उनमें निम्नलिखित शामिल हैं:

चुनाव आयोग ने लागू की बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव 2020 के लिए आचार संहिता 

कुल 7.79 करोड़ मतदाता तय करेंगे, अगले 5 साल के लिए, बिहार का भाग्य

राज्य की 243 विधानसभा सीटों पर तीन चरणों में होगा चुनाव

बिहार विधान सभा चुनाव 2020 तीन चरणों में 28 अक्टूबर, 3 और 7 नवंबर को | मतों की गिनती और परिणाम 10 नवंबर को घोषित किए जाएंगे। चुनाव आयोग ने कहा कि इस साल कोविद -19 महामारी के कारण कम चरणों में मतदान होगा ।

पहले चरण में 16 ज़िले के 71 विधानसभा सीटों पर 28 अक्टूबर को होगा मतदान |

महामारी के बीच, नेताओं और मतदाताओं की सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के लिए चुनाव प्रचार और मतदान के लिए विशेष तैयारी के साथ गाइडलाइन्स जारी किये हैं। 

1. प्रातः 7 बजे से लेकर सायं 6 बजे तक होगा मतदान 

2. एक बूथ पर केवल 1000 मतदाता ही करेंगे मतदान

3. 7 लाख हैंड सैनिटाइजर और 46 लाख मास्क का होगा इस्तेमाल

4. 6 लाख PPE किट और 6 लाख फेस शील्ड का होगा इस्तेमाल

5. कोरोना मरीज चुनाव के अंतिम घंटे में करेंगे मतदान

6. 80 वर्ष से ऊपर आयु, विकलांग और कोरोना पीड़ित मतदाताओं के लिए पोस्टल बैलट की भी रहेगी व्यवस्था

7. मतदान के दौरान सभी मतदाताओं को मास्क पहनना जरूरी

8. सभी पोलिंग बूथ पर थर्मल स्क्रीनिंग, साबुन और सैनीटाइजर की रहेगी व्यवस्था

9. किसी भी प्रकार की मेडिकल इमरजेंसी के लिए रहेगी समुचित व्यवस्था

10. उम्मीदवारों के लिए ऑनलाइन नामांकन की व्यवस्था भी रहेगी 

11. नामांकन के लिए स्वयं जाने की स्थिति में, दो से ज्यादा वाहन का नहीं हो सकते

12. 5 से ज्यादा लोग नहीं कर सकेंगे घर-घर जाकर प्रचार

13. प्रचार के दौरान सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग के नियमों का करना होगा पालन

पहला चरण:

पहले चरण में 16 ज़िले के 71 विधानसभा सीटों पर 28 अक्टूबर को होगा मतदान

चुनाव के नतीजे 10 नवम्बर को घोषित किये जायेंगे

महत्वपूर्ण तिथियाँ:

इस चरण में मतदान के लिए जिन निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों का निर्धारण किया जाएगा उनमें निम्नलिखित शामिल हैं:

चुनाव आयोग ने लागू की बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव 2020 के लिए आचार संहिता 

कुल 7.79 करोड़ मतदाता तय करेंगे, अगले 5 साल के लिए, बिहार का भाग्य

राज्य की 243 विधानसभा सीटों पर तीन चरणों में होगा चुनाव

बिहार विधान सभा चुनाव 2020 तीन चरणों में 28 अक्टूबर, 3 और 7 नवंबर को | मतों की गिनती और परिणाम 10 नवंबर को घोषित किए जाएंगे। चुनाव आयोग ने कहा कि इस साल कोविद -19 महामारी के कारण कम चरणों में मतदान होगा ।

तीसरे चरण के मतदान में, 15 जिलों के 78 विधानसभा क्षेत्र में मतदान होगा।

महामारी के बीच, नेताओं और मतदाताओं की सुरक्षा सुनिश्चित करने के लिए चुनाव प्रचार और मतदान के लिए विशेष तैयारी के साथ गाइडलाइन्स जारी किये हैं। 

1. प्रातः 7 बजे से लेकर सायं 6 बजे तक होगा मतदान 

2. एक बूथ पर केवल 1000 मतदाता ही करेंगे मतदान

3. 7 लाख हैंड सैनिटाइजर और 46 लाख मास्क का होगा इस्तेमाल

4. 6 लाख PPE किट और 6 लाख फेस शील्ड का होगा इस्तेमाल

5. कोरोना मरीज चुनाव के अंतिम घंटे में करेंगे मतदान

6. 80 वर्ष से ऊपर आयु, विकलांग और कोरोना पीड़ित मतदाताओं के लिए पोस्टल बैलट की भी रहेगी व्यवस्था

7. मतदान के दौरान सभी मतदाताओं को मास्क पहनना जरूरी

8. सभी पोलिंग बूथ पर थर्मल स्क्रीनिंग, साबुन और सैनीटाइजर की रहेगी व्यवस्था

9. किसी भी प्रकार की मेडिकल इमरजेंसी के लिए रहेगी समुचित व्यवस्था

10. उम्मीदवारों के लिए ऑनलाइन नामांकन की व्यवस्था भी रहेगी 

11. नामांकन के लिए स्वयं जाने की स्थिति में, दो से ज्यादा वाहन का नहीं हो सकते

12. 5 से ज्यादा लोग नहीं कर सकेंगे घर-घर जाकर प्रचार

13. प्रचार के दौरान सोशल डिस्टेंसिंग के नियमों का करना होगा पालन

तीसरा चरण:

तीसरे चरण में 15 ज़िले के 78 विधानसभा सीटों पर 07 नवंबर को होगा मतदान

चुनाव के नतीजे 10 नवम्बर को घोषित किये जायेंगे

महत्वपूर्ण तिथियाँ:

इस चरण में मतदान के लिए जिन निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों का निर्धारण किया जाएगा उनमें निम्नलिखित शामिल हैं:

The Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and 7. The counting of votes and the results will be declared on November 10. The Election Commission said the polls will be held in fewer phases this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the third phase of voting, 78 Assembly constituencies in 15 districts will go to polls.

Amid the pandemic, several measures have been taken for campaigning and polling to ensure the safety of leaders and voters.

The EC has laid down various SOPs which includes following the mandatory norms by the Centre such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. 

1)      Only 1000 voters allowed to cast vote in 1 polling booth.

2)  46 lakh face masks and 6 lakh face shields have also been arranged for the elections.

3)     Maximum of 2 vehicles allowed by the candidate to file nomination.

4)   Mandatory to adhere to social distancing norms while campaigning, only 5 people will be allowed for door to door campaigning.

5)     Voting hours have been increased by an hour which is 7 am-6 pm.

6)     If a person is COVID 19 positive they will be allowed to cast vote in the last hour of voting.

7)     Nomination and affidavit can be filled up online and print out submitted to RO.

8)     Security deposit for the nomination can be submitted online.

9)  The interval between two sets of a convoy of vehicles should be half an hour instead of a gap of 100 meters

10)  Wearing masks during all election-related activities is mandatory

11)   All polling booths will have the facility of thermal screening, soaps, and sanitizers

12)  Large rooms and halls will be identified as polling booths so that social distancing can be maintained

13)   A maximum of 7 counting tables will be allowed inside the counting hall.

14)   The Election Commission earlier decided not to extend the postal ballot facility to voters over 65 years, citing challenges and constraints to implementing this rule.

15)   The postal ballot rule would, however, be applicable for voters over the age of 80, disabled, or those suffering from coronavirus.

16)   All physical meetings have been curtailed for election meetings and campaigns.

17)   All polling stations will have gloves, masks, sanitisers, soap, and all other medical equipment needed to deal with medical situations.

18)   All polling stations will be on the ground floor for ease of access to persons with disabilities. Transport, wheelchairs, and other provisions will also be available.

Phase 3: Date of Polling – 7 November 2020

  Date of Result – 10 November 2020

Important Dates:

The constituencies which will be scheduled for polling in this phase include the following:

The Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and 7. The counting of votes and the results will be declared on November 10. The Election Commission said the polls will be held in fewer phases this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the second phase of voting, 94 Assembly constituencies in 17 districts will go to polls.

Amid the pandemic, several measures have been taken for campaigning and polling to ensure the safety of leaders and voters.

The EC has laid down various SOPs which includes following the mandatory norms by the Centre such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. 

1)      Only 1000 voters allowed to cast vote in 1 polling booth.

2)  46 lakh face masks and 6 lakh face shields have also been arranged for the elections.

3)     Maximum of 2 vehicles allowed by the candidate to file nomination.

4)   Mandatory to adhere to social distancing norms while campaigning, only 5 people will be allowed for door to door campaigning.

5)     Voting hours have been increased by an hour which is 7 am-6 pm.

6)     If a person is COVID 19 positive they will be allowed to cast vote in the last hour of voting.

7)     Nomination and affidavit can be filled up online and print out submitted to RO.

8)     Security deposit for the nomination can be submitted online.

9)  The interval between two sets of a convoy of vehicles should be half an hour instead of a gap of 100 meters

10)  Wearing masks during all election-related activities is mandatory

11)   All polling booths will have the facility of thermal screening, soaps, and sanitizers

12)  Large rooms and halls will be identified as polling booths so that social distancing can be maintained

13)   A maximum of 7 counting tables will be allowed inside the counting hall.

14)   The Election Commission earlier decided not to extend the postal ballot facility to voters over 65 years, citing challenges and constraints to implementing this rule.

15)   The postal ballot rule would, however, be applicable for voters over the age of 80, disabled, or those suffering from coronavirus.

16)   All physical meetings have been curtailed for election meetings and campaigns.

17)   All polling stations will have gloves, masks, sanitisers, soap, and all other medical equipment needed to deal with medical situations.

18)   All polling stations will be on the ground floor for ease of access to persons with disabilities. Transport, wheelchairs, and other provisions will also be available.

Phase 2: Date of Polling – 3 November 2020

  Date of Result – 10 November 2020

Important Dates:

The constituencies which will be scheduled for polling in this phase include the following:

The Bihar Legislative Assembly Elections 2020 will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and 7. The counting of votes and the results will be declared on November 10. The Election Commission said the polls will be held in fewer phases this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first phase of voting, 71 Assembly constituencies in 16 districts will go to polls.

Amid the pandemic, several measures have been taken for campaigning and polling to ensure the safety of leaders and voters.

The EC has laid down various SOPs which includes following the mandatory norms by the Centre such as wearing masks and maintaining social distancing. 

1)      Only 1000 voters allowed to cast vote in 1 polling booth.

2)  46 lakh face masks and 6 lakh face shields have also been arranged for the elections.

3)     Maximum of 2 vehicles allowed by the candidate to file nomination.

4)   Mandatory to adhere to social distancing norms while campaigning, only 5 people will be allowed for door to door campaigning.

5)     Voting hours have been increased by an hour which is 7 am-6 pm.

6)     If a person is COVID 19 positive they will be allowed to cast vote in the last hour of voting.

7)     Nomination and affidavit can be filled up online and print out submitted to RO.

8)     Security deposit for the nomination can be submitted online.

9)  The interval between two sets of a convoy of vehicles should be half an hour instead of a gap of 100 meters

10)  Wearing masks during all election-related activities is mandatory

11)   All polling booths will have the facility of thermal screening, soaps, and sanitizers

12)  Large rooms and halls will be identified as polling booths so that social distancing can be maintained

13)   A maximum of 7 counting tables will be allowed inside the counting hall.

14)   The Election Commission earlier decided not to extend the postal ballot facility to voters over 65 years, citing challenges and constraints to implementing this rule.

15)   The postal ballot rule would, however, be applicable for voters over the age of 80, disabled, or those suffering from coronavirus.

16)   All physical meetings have been curtailed for election meetings and campaigns.

17)   All polling stations will have gloves, masks, sanitisers, soap, and all other medical equipment needed to deal with medical situations.

18)   All polling stations will be on the ground floor for ease of access to persons with disabilities. Transport, wheelchairs, and other provisions will also be available.

Phase 1: Date of Polling – 28 October 2020

  Date of Result – 10 November 2020

Important Dates:

The constituencies which will be scheduled for polling in this phase include the following:

All requirements to conduct the Bihar elections within the stipulated time are under process at the Election Commission of India, state and district level. The election schedule is prepared to keep visible the logistics, weather conditions of the state, academic schedule, security levels, and pandemic status at that time and with all related law enforcement authorities, health officials, national, state, and district level departments. Necessary suggestions from all political parties are taken into consideration.

A reevaluation of approaches at different stages of the election is being conducted by a team of authorities within the Commission. The SVEEP (systematic voter education and electoral participation) procedure is being amended to confirm that no voter is left behind. The ECI guidelines for electoral machinery, voters, political parties, candidates, and other collaborators are being modified. The service of digital technologies in voter awareness, outreach, and training is being altered. The ECI will make greater use of digital and social media platforms, which will include mass SMS, social media, TV advertising, FM and radio, NVSP (national voter service portal), and also the Voter Helpline Application. The Voters Guide is being updated to reflect the COVID imperatives.

All necessary requirements are under process. The ECI has given directions to CEO, Bihar, to limit the number of electors on each voting point to a maximum of 1,000 so that social distancing is strictly followed. 33,797 additional polling stations ascertained and discovered to be created. This will reduce the general number of electors per place. 

The commission has introduced measures such as Booth Application for much improved voter-queue management. An increased number of EVMs, also VVPATs, are provided. Campaign to enroll left-out citizens is launched. This will surely help those qualified migrants, who would have returned to the state and don’t seem to be registered as electors. 

Optional postal ballot voting facilities are going to be provided to those senior citizens, people with disabilities, electors engaged in special services, and also COVID positive electors who are on home isolation or institutional quarantine. 

Political parties are the supreme collaborators within the election procedure of course, after, the electors. The commission is often receptive to meetings with representatives of political parties whenever they time interval or after the invitation is sent to ask for their suggestions. Campaigning could be a major concern, so ECI is seeking its inputs.

Lok Janshakti Party president Chirag Paswan has affirmed the news that the character of the alliance is changing in Bihar, a noticeable threat to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as enforcement strategy achieves strength in Bihar before the Assembly elections planned for November this year. Seat distribution has been a disputable issue in Bihar on either side of the political divide and Chirag, whose father Ram Vilas Paswan being a Union minister within the Modi cabinet, is in no mood to be left cheated. 

Addressing the party karyekartas via video-conferencing, Chirag asked his party volunteers to be prepared for any phenomenon, a clear-cut indication of the message has been sent to the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who faces a challenging task this election

Chirag’s remarks gave set off buzzing a number of cracks within the ruling NDA which comprises Janata Dal (United) of Nitish Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party, and LJP. In the 243-member law-makers, the LJP has only two MLAs and has no representation in Nitish’s Cabinet. 

The seat-sharing method among the NDA ally is expected to be the trigger behind Chirag toeing a different stream. The LJP demands 42 seats but the BJP and JD(U) are offering only 30-35 seats.

Bihar, which is expected to reach to polls in October-November this year, is probably going to work out a vexed contest between the ruling NDA lead by Nitish Kumar and also the Mahagathbandhan comprising of RJD, Congress, JAM, RLSP, and VIP. 

The opposition league is led by Tejashwi Yadav, the son of RJD head Lalu Prasad Yadav. While Nitish is seeking a fourth in-line victory, it’ll be a decisive race for the RJD which is facing a leadership crisis due to the elimination of Lalu in multiple forage scam cases in December 2017. 

Nitish Kumar isn’t able to tolerate them and also the LJP is feeling shelved. Nitish Kumar wants LJP to be ousted and needs to present them less number of seats. Chirag Paswan’s anger is genuine and Chirag is going to be the explanation for the collapse of the NDA

Chirag has been upset with the CM Nitish Kumar and has been outspoken against him for a previous couple of weeks over the handling of migrants and therefore the law and order situation. Reacting to the remarks by Chirag, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) spokesperson Mrityunjay Tiwari said all isn’t well within the ruling NDA.

Minor political parties are quickly turning into oozing numbers for the major political formations because the poll ground gradually picks up speed in Bihar with preparations beginning at the amount of the committee likewise as by different political parties.

They have become troublesome for the major parties that is the National Democratic Alliance led by Janata Dal-U and thus for the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress. 

In the meanwhile, the Lok Janshakti Party is irritating the NDA allies by asking out a claim on an enhanced number of assembly seats, the Hindustani Awam Morcha, Rashtriya Loktantrik Samata Party and Vikassheel Insaan Party are now becoming a hassle for the Grand Alliance.

The actual reason that the NDA and thus the Mahagathbandhan is tolerating the problem of HAM and also the LJP is their searching for Dalit votes, which constitute nearly 16% of the whole electorate in Bihar. 

The Musahars having a total of 5% of the Dalit population are clearly expected to support HAM leader Jitan Ram Manjhi, while the Paswans consisting of 4.5% of the voters are the back of the Ram Vilas Paswan lead LJP. There is greed among the two parties for having either of them among themselves.

LJP and HAM have become the main faces during the changing dimensions of the alliance politics in Bihar. Recently, LJP president Chirag Paswan has started with a unique tune seeking to contest a minimum of 94 assembly seats and, at the same time, questioning the ECI for holding the assembly polls when the state is within the grip of Covid19 pandemic. Which was earlier demanded by the RJD leader Tejaswi Prasad Yadav

The growing rupture between the 2 regional parties JD-(U) and LJP has made the job of seat distribution a posh exercise for the BJP, which is working really hard to ease the problem and improve the differences between them. The BJP has already announced that the ruling party (NDA) will fight the polls under the leadership of Nitish Kumar and therefore the LJP leader and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan has also declared to support BJP in all the decisions it takes on the problem of the chief ministerial candidate.

The LJP is achy over the fact that the JD-(U) has never understood its strength in seat-sharing talks while the JD-(U) is annoyed over the recent statements given by Chirag Paswan for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over supposed mishandling of the Covid19 crisis.

Now when the most crucial 2020 Assembly elections are just a few months away, Nitish has meliorated his pro-Dalit strategy by involving a few more Extremely Backward Caste (EBCs) like Dangis into the Mahadalit category. The Dalit votes, 16% of the Bihar voter and which is more than 14% of Yadav votes, have attained significance as Assembly polls are set to be a bipolar contest.

Rallies and preparations for 2020 Assembly elections have come to a halt in Bihar during COVID-19 scare and lockdown.

Bihar Assembly elections are set to be held within the state within the latter half of 2020. Under normal circumstances, by this time point, all political leaders within the state would have begun drawing up poll strategies, campaigning, and dealing and working against the clock to meet all promises made to the people.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had made several promises to the people of his state when he was elected to power as the Chief Minister in 2015. The deadline to meet these promises was June 2020. But thanks to the prevailing pandemic within the country, he seems a bit unsure of those promises getting fulfilled.
Once back within the chief minister’s chair, the Janata Dal (United) leader wants to require a footing in basic infrastructure, education, and skill development. Nitish’s agenda for his state is simple; one, basic infrastructure, two, education, and three, skill development. The agenda’s main focus is “bijli, sadak aur pani” (electricity, roads, and water/sanitation) together with a spotlight on youth employment, education, skill development, and women’s empowerment.

• The promises are to make every village roads as all-weather roads.
• All houses within the remaining villages will have an electricity connection and acquire power within the next two years(after 2015).
• The government will connect 17.9 million rural households and 1.6 million urban households with water pipelines.
• There will be toilets built in every home without one which will be done by constructing 16.4 million toilets in rural areas and 0.75 million in urban areas for a complete of 17.2 million toilets within five years(from 2015).
• Unemployment benefit for youth between 20-25 years, provide 12th standard pass students Mastercard facilities for taking a loan of up to Rs 4 lakh with a third subsidy on the charge per unit, establish a risk capital fund of Rs 500 crore to produce start-up funds to teens who want to begin manufacturing units, employment centers for 15 million youth altogether 38 districts of Bihar for basic computer education, language training, and skill development.
• Build new medical colleges together with a nursing college in every medical college. Every district/city within the state would also get an engineering college, an Information Technology (IT) institution for girls, a poly-technic, and a para-medical institution.
• 35% reservation for ladies in State jobs, extend the present 35% reservation for girls in police sub-inspector and constable posts.

For now, the government has decided to implement the plans and promises in rural areas while also following the Covid19 guidelines and norms. Work to fulfill the agenda mentioned above has already begun.

The elections within the state are barely 6 months away but within the present situation, all political parties are forced to cease all election-related work and political leaders have remained confined to their homes. Campaigns to succeed in dead set voters and strengthen political presence in multiple constituencies are placed on hold across all parties.
Political leaders find this case helpless as they can’t reach intent on their voters personally.