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General Elections 2009: Bihar

Wednesday, April 15, 2009,17:04 [IST]

Bihar is a state in eastern India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at 38,202 sq mi (99,200 km²), and 3rd largest by population.

General Elections 2009

- Total Number of Constituencies: 40

- Polling date is from: April 16th - May 7th

Phase1: 16-April-2009

Phase2: 23-April-2009

Phase3: 30-April-2009

Phase4: 07-May-2009

Key Candidates

1) George Fernandes

    Constituency : Muzaffarpur

    State : Bihar

2) Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav

    Constituency : Banka

    State : Bihar

3) Sharad Yadav

    Constituency : Madhepura

    State : Bihar