Biha ’s
67.25%
assembly
poll
tu out
topped
US,
UK,
F a ce
afte
SIR:
CEC
NEW
DELHI:
Chief
Electio
Commissio e
(CEC)
Gya esh
Kuma
o
Su day
said
the
“successful”
Special
I te sive
Revisio
(SIR)
of
electo al
olls
i
Biha
last
yea
helped
i c ease
vote
tu out
i
the
assembly
electio s
that
followed.Speaki g
to
epo te s
at
Pat a
ai po t,
Kuma ,
who
is
o
a
two-day
visit
to
Biha ,
said
the
vote
tu out
i
the
2025
assembly
polls
was
highe
tha
that
i
cou t ies
such
as
the
US,
UK
a d
F a ce.“Biha
is
the
la d
whe e
Vaishali,
the
c adle
of
democ acy,
is
situated.
We
take
p ide
i
the
fact
that
the
SIR
was
co ducted
he e
successfully
fo
the
fi st
time,”
Kuma
said.The
CEC
said
the
th ee-mo th
SIR
exe cise
led
to
a ou d
70
lakh
ames
bei g
emoved
f om
the
electo al
olls.
He
said
vote
tu out
ose
sha ply
i
the
assembly
electio s
held
soo
afte
the
exe cise.“As
you
all
k ow,
me
a d
wome
came
out
i
la ge
umbe s
to
vote
a d
the
tu out
b oke
all
eco ds
i
the
state.
It
may
be
oted
that
the
vote
tu out
i
Biha
assembly
polls
was
highe
tha
what
has
bee
see ,
ove
the
yea s,
i
majo
democ acies
like
the
US,
the
UK,
F a ce,
Spai
a d
Japa ,”
the
CEC
added.
Joi
co ve satio
All
Comme ts
→
Sha e
you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
I sightful
Readi g
Developme t
Comme t
Be
espectful
·
TOI
commu ity
guideli es
The
Biha
assembly
electio s,
held
i
Novembe
last
yea ,
eco ded
a
vote
tu out
of
67.25%,
acco di g
to
the
Electio
Commissio .
It
was
the
highest
tu out
eco ded
i
the
state
si ce
I depe de ce.I
the
electio s,
Biha
gave
a
massive
ma date
to
the
BJP-JD(U)-led
NDA
allia ce,
ejecti g
a y
sig s
of
a ti-i cumbe cy
agai st
the
lo g- u i g
Nitish
Kuma
gove me t.
Howeve ,
mo ths
afte
the
polls,
Nitish
Kuma
esig ed
as
chief
mi iste ,
pavi g
the
way
fo
Biha ’s
fi st
BJP
chief
mi iste
Sam at
Choudha y.