As Bihar’s Chief Electoral Officer announced the schedule for an intensive revision of electoral lists all over the state in preparation for the state assembly elections later this year, some posts have gone viral claiming that the schedule for elections has already been announced.
See the post being shared widely on Twitter here in Hindi:
बिहार में विधानसभा चुनाव की तारीखों का हुआ एलान #biharelection2025
पहले चरण 21 oct
दूसरे चरण 24 oct
तीसरे चरण 28 oct
चौथे चरण 1 nov
पांचवें चरण 9 nov
छठे चरण 20 nov
जबकि चुनाव का नतीजा 24 नवंबर को आएगा। #Bihar #BiharElection— Trending 🆃🅾🅿🅸🅲 (@BusyRk) June 30, 2025
The post claims that polling in Bihar will be conducted in six phases, from 21 October to 20 November 2025 and that the results will be announced on 24th November. The English translation reads:
“Election dates announced for the Bihar Assembly #biharelection2025
First phase 21 Oct
Second phase 24 Oct
Third phase 28 Oct
Fourth phase 1 Nov
Fifth phase 9 Nov
Sixth phase 20 Nov
And, the election results will be declared on 24 November.”
Here’s another claim in brief, stating that the Election Commission has announced the polling dates for the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections from October 21 to November 24, ending with the counting.
बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव की हुई घोषणा,
21 अक्टूबर से 20 नवंबर तक चुनाव होगी..!24 नवंबर को मतगणना…#Bhiharelection#Elecciones2025
— Abhishek Singh 💯 FB (@abhigautam012) June 30, 2025
These social media posts can be accessed here, here and here.
FACT-CHECK
After receiving requests on the authenticity of the post, Digiteye India team took it up and searched for official notification on Press Information Bureau’s press releases. As no such release was found, we quickly searched for relevant information on social media and found that the Bihar chief electoral officer has not shared any such details of elections but debunked the claim as below:
*फर्जी खबर का खंडन (Debunking the Fake News)*
विभिन्न सोशल मीडिया माध्यमों में यह दावा पूरी तरह से भ्रामक और असत्य है कि बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव छह चरणों में 21 अक्तूबर से 20 नवंबर के बीच होंगे और मतगणना 24 नवंबर को होगी। pic.twitter.com/o3OfnO7EfQ
— जिला प्रशासन, जहानाबाद (@DM_Jehanabad) July 3, 2025
Translated, the post reads: ” *Debunking the Fake News* The claim circulating on various social media platforms that the Bihar Assembly elections will be held in six phases between October 21 and November 20, with vote counting on November 24, is completely misleading and false.”
Similar claims have been debunked by Digiteye India in the past here.
In fact, the Election Commission of India issues the notification for any state assembly elections well in advance and usual news coverage follows. In the case of Bihar, still the enumeration process is going on, and there is no announcement of the election schedule, as claimed.
Hence, the claim that the poll schedule for Bihar Assembly elections has been declared is false.
Claim: Polling dates for Bihar Assembly elections 2025 announced in six phases, with Nov 24 as the counting day.
Conclusion: Misrepresentation. No announcement of Bihar Assembly election dates has been made as of July 3, 2025.
Rating: Misrepresentation — 
(The Fact check has been updated with the Bihar chief electoral officer’s Clarification on X)
