Bihar Election Results LIVE: NDA takes early lead as counting underway

New Delhi: Elaborate arrangements are in place across all 243 constituencies of Bihar for counting of votes on Friday.

Counting will be conducted by 243 returning officers (ROs) in the presence of 243 counting observers and the candidates or their agents.

As many as 4,372 counting tables staffed with one counting supervisor, counting assistant and micro-observer at each table have been set up, the poll authority said.

More than 18,000 counting agents appointed by the candidates will also oversee the counting process, it pointed out.

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— IANS (@ians_india) November 14, 2025



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— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) November 14, 2025



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— IANS (@ians_india) November 14, 2025



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— IANS (@ians_india) November 14, 2025



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— IANS (@ians_india) November 14, 2025



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— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 14, 2025



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