ECI: 94.68 per cent of Bihar voters covered in electoral roll revision exercise

The Election Commission of India has said that 9468 per cent of the existing electors have submitted their enumeration forms during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls in BiharAccording to the ECI Electoral Registration Officers EROs will publish the draft Electoral Roll on Friday August 1 2025 and invite suggestions and inputs for correcting any entries in the draft Electoral RollIn accordance with the Special Intensive Revision SIR order dated June 24 2025 a onemonth window will be provided to submit requests for rectification or inclusion of any leftout names the ECI said in a releaseDuring the verification process a total of 3686971 electors amounting to 467 per cent were found to be missing from their registered addresses Within this category 1271414 electors were classified as probably deceased 1836306 as probably permanently shifted 592273 were found to be enrolled at multiple places and 6978 electors could not be traced it saidAs per the ECI based on the enumeration data and findings from the address verification process a total of 74859631 electors have been covered so far which translates to 9468 per cent of the overall electoral population The remaining number of Enumeration Forms yet to be received is 4110213 accounting for 52 per cent of the totalCongress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday once again raised concern over Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls carried out in pollbound Bihar after former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa criticised the states electoral roll revision by the Election Commission of IndiaThe Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll is a deliberate and diabolical move to rig the elections through largescale disenfranchisement A PM who masterminded notebandi has orchestrated this votebandi Ramesh posted on X while sharing a recent interview of LavasaLavasa earlier in an interview to a media outlet criticised the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar calling it abrupt aggressive ambitious and avoidableHe said that the process is unfair to voters and the machinery undertaking the task arguing that its not the Election Commissions job to verify citizenship This move may lead to largescale disenfranchisement particularly affecting vulnerable communitiesLavasa emphasised that demanding citizenship proof from voters is not the Election Commissions responsibility Instead its the governments duty to issue citizenship documentsHe said that the SIR process may lead to the exclusion of eligible voters particularly from marginalized communities which could impact the democratic processLavasa argued that the sudden change in procedure is unfair to both voters and the electoral machinery He suggested that the Election Commissions established process has worked well for 75 years and theres no need to alter it nowThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever