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Bihar SIR: Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale slams electoral roll revision; claims 1.26 crore voters 'deleted'

PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN, BIHAR, JUL 28 – The Supreme Court ordered the Election Commission of India to accept Aadhaar and Voter ID cards in Bihar's electoral roll revision amid concerns over 12.6 million deletions.

  • On July 27, 2025, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale said 1.26 crore voters were 'deleted' from Bihar's electoral rolls and called for a debate in Parliament.
  • Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India issued a Special Intensive Revision order on June 24, 2025, amid petitions challenging the process.
  • According to the ECI, forms from 7.24 crore voters were received, with 36 lakh found shifted or untraceable during Bihar's voter verification.
  • The Supreme Court told the Election Commission of India to accept Aadhaar and Voter ID during SIR, urging a 'mass inclusion, not mass exclusion' approach.
  • Despite petitions, the Supreme Court of India refused to stop the publication of draft rolls on August 1, warning illegality could lead to quashing.
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The Hindu broke the news in India on Monday, July 28, 2025.
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