Voting on 21 October in Bihar, results on 24 November! Election Commission told the news fake, this appeal of this appeal

Assembly elections are to be held in Bihar this year. Several misleading news is being broadcast on many social media regarding the election date. In which it has been claimed that the assembly elections will be held in six phases between 21 October to 20 November and the counting of votes will be held on 24 November. However, this news is completely wrong. The Election Commission of India has termed these reports completely untrue and misleading. The Election Commission has issued an official press release to clarify that avoid fake news. It is illegal to promote any election date without the official announcement of the Commission. This can cause voters to be confused.

The Commission has denied fake news, saying, 'This claim in various social media mediums is completely misleading and untrue that Bihar assembly elections will be held between October 21 to November 20 in six phases and counting will be held on 24 November. The Commission has also made it clear that only the Election Commission of India (ECI) can announce the election dates. Do not rely on the information spread from any unauthorized source.

Election Commission appeals to voters

The Election Commission has appealed to the voters to rely on the information received from the official website of the Commission or the State Election Office. Sharing any undeclared date or stages information on social media can be not only irresponsible, but also legally punishable. The Election Commission has urged the citizens not to believe the information about the election schedule obtained from any informal or social media source. Use only the following official sources for correct and authentic information related to election:-

https://www.facebook.com/biharceo https://x.com/ceobihar https://x.com/ECICISVEEP https://www.facebook.com/ECI https://ceoelection.bihar.gov.in https://www.eci.gov.in/

The Election Commission has said that this news is completely fake and it should be ignored in public interest. If you have any type of suspicious information, confirm it before sharing it and avoid spreading fake news. This information has been issued in public interest by the office of Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar.