US EditionBihar Voter List 2025: Who’s Being Left Off and Why?
BIHAR, INDIA, JUL 22 – Election Commission of India excludes Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration cards as sole citizenship proof in Bihar's voter roll revision, covering over 7.8 crore electors, amid opposition protests.
- On July 22, the Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration cards cannot be used as standalone proof.
- Amid petitions challenging the SIR, the Supreme Court of India’s July 10 order asked the Election Commission to include Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards, noting the revision precedes Assembly elections expected later this year.
- The poll panel reported that 52,30,126 electors, or 6.62% of Bihar’s voters, were deceased, shifted, multiply enrolled or untraceable, including 18.5 lakh deceased and 26 lakh shifted.
- Amid the SIR process in Bihar, opposition leaders accused the Election Commission of `vote bashing` during protests in Parliament.
- From August 1, voters have one month to file objections to draft rolls, and the SIR aims to complete house-to-house verification by September 30, 2025.
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Bihar Voter List 2025: Who’s Being Left Off and Why?
Confusion over Bihar’s 2025 voter list revision grows as Aadhaar is not accepted as supporting document, poor documentation blocks access, and marginalised voters risk deletion. People in rural Bihar are confused about the fact that Aadhaar is not included in the list of supporting documents specified by the Election Commission.
Over 52 Lakh Voters Not Found at Their Addresses in Electoral Rolls Revision in Bihar: ECI
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to the poll body, 52,30,126 electors, amounting to 6.62 per cent of the state's total registered voters, were either deceased, had shifted permanently, were enrolled at multiple locations, or were untraceable. India News | Over 52 Lakh Voters Not Found at Their Addresses in Electoral Rolls Revision in Bihar: ECI.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed that 51 lakh voters' names have been removed from the voter list so far under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign going on in Bihar. The commission says that during the investigation, 18 lakh voters were found dead, whose names were included in the voter list. In the investigation, 26 lakh such voters have been identified who have gone out of Bihar or to other assembly constituencies.…
Bihar voter list revision: Election Commission defends use of Aadhar, Tejashwi hits back with 'shameless' jibe
The Election Commission on Tuesday defended its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, affirming that the process strengthens the integrity of elections by removing ineligible voters from the rolls. In an affidavit filed in response to a plea challenging the June 24 order directing a nationwide SIR beginning with Bihar, the ECI stated that despite certain legal concerns, Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration cards were alr…
Election Commission justifies SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by “weeding out ineligible persons” from the electoral rolls. The affidavit filed by the poll panel in a plea challenging June 24 order directing SIR of electoral roll pan-India starting from Bihar said despite legal concerns, Aadhaar, voter card and ration card were alrea…
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