Bihar Re-Elections 2005 Schedule
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| Pole Event and
Place |
Phase-I |
Phase-II |
Phase-III
|
Phase-IV |
| Date of Poll |
18.10.05 |
26.10.05 |
13.11.05 |
19.11.05 |
| Counting of Votes |
22.11.05 |
22.11.05 |
22.11.05 |
22.11.05 |
| Issue of notification |
23.09.05 |
28.09.05 |
19.10.05 |
26.10.05 |
| Last Date for making nominations |
30.09.05 |
05.10.05 |
26.10.05 |
02.11.05 |
| Scrutiny of nominations |
01.10.05 |
06.10.05 |
27.10.05 |
03.11.05 |
| Last Date for withdrawal of candidature |
03.10.05 |
08.10.05 |
29.10.05 |
05.11.05 |
| District Name |
Patna*
Kaimur
Rohtas
Buxor Aurangabad
Gaya
Arwal
Jahanabad
Nawada
Jamui
Banka |
Bhagalpur
Munger
Lakhisarai
Sheikhpura
Begusarai
Khagaria
Katihar
Purnea
Vaishali
Muzaffarpur
Samastipur |
West Champaran
East Champaran
Sitamarhi
Sheohar
Darbhanga
Madhubani
Supaul
Saharsa
Madhepura
Araria
Kishanganj |
Patna
Nalanda
Saran
Siwan
Gopalganj |
| Total No. of Assembly Constituencies |
61 |
69 |
72 |
41 |
* Masaurhi, Phulwari, Bikram,
Paliganj.
- Total No. of Assembly Constituencies - 243
- Assembly Constituencies reserved for Scheduled Castes - 39
- No. of Electors - 5.27 crores
- No. of Polling Booths - Estimated 7,300 more Auxiliary Polling
Stations will be added to 50,063 Polling Booths in the last Assembly
elections.
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Bihar Government Formation Drama Is Now Paving A Way To Fresh Elections
Highlights upon
Bihar Re-elections 2005
Another political drama being enacted in Bihar. The assembly has been
dissolved. Governor Buta Singh says he did this to a horse trading. Lalu is
happy, Paswan is playing the blame game and all this is leading to a fresh
elections in Bihar.
The past three months, Bihar witnessed several twists in the plot of
formation of government. The 29 MLAs of Ramvilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti
Party were in touch with NDA leaders but got momentum after the LJP head
declared to support any government in Bihar if it has a Muslim chief
minister, including RJD.
The LJP MLAs contacted leaders like Prabhunath Singh and Lallan Singh of
JD(U) led by Ramashray Prasad Singh for political negotiations. Ramashray
Singh was offered with the post of deputy CM in the coming government and a
Rajya Sabha ticket offer for senior LJP leader Narendra Singh.
The factors working with LJP MLAs were they started suspecting Paswan that
he would never let a government to be formed. The transfer of Siwan and
Gopalganj district magistrates added that Governor's rule was just a Lalu
raj. These MLAs, elected on anti-Lalu ticket, concluded their pact with
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar.
NDA provided the domestics. LJP MLAs were spirited into Jharkhand, the BJP
ruled, in three batches of four to five. 21 MLAs had signed up and with the
support of two BSP MLAs, the NDA stood at 120, just short of the majority
bench mark. That is when an accident happened JD(U) MLA Shravan Kumar,
travelling with an LJP bunch from Ranchi to Jamshedpur, halted at a dhaba
with his charges.
They were accompanied by local JD(U) MP Ramesh Munda and this attracted the
attention of a local reporter. The report sparked off furious action with
Paswan rushing to his tough-talking MP Suraj Bhan to Patna. Bhan persuaded
and managed a few MLAs to stay back. But even so, Governor Buta Singh would
found it difficult to ignore Nitish Kumar's claim.
With the possibility of an NDA government, Lalu rushed to Delhi and
recommended dissolution of the assembly on May 22 night saying that he will
not tolerate a Nitish Kumar government to PM Manmohar Singh, Sonia and key
Congress interface Ahmed Patel.
Bihar reached to the closest in getting a government through the NDA-LJP
rebel plan. Paswan, ealier talked about LJP-JD(U) government with BJP
support. BJP agreed but things got twisted after Patel warned Paswan that
this would entail his leaving UPA.
The Election Commission are examining all areas of gains and losses. Lalu,
a complex picture. Paswan, a clear loser. BJP and JD(U) survived as a team
and Nitish, reached very close to his success now stands as undisputed
leader. His appeal to MBCs - the most backward castes - paid him dividends
in February. He will further consolidate this impressive votebank.
Congress, earlier teamed up with Paswan with a hope to make him dependent
now has no option than to accept any plan the RJD supremo rolls out.
With the monsoon approaching, elections may not be possible due to the
expected flood in many parts of Bihar before September. It's worth waiting
till the monsoon gives way to winter and obviously the elections too.
Highlights upon Bihar
Re-elections 2005