US EditionControversy Over Intensive Revision of Bihar's Electoral Roll: CPI(ML) Liberation Speaks Out
- The Election Commission of India announced a Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls on June 24, 2025, ahead of assembly elections later this year.
- The revision follows from the need to update voter lists last comprehensively revised in 2003, addressing issues like migration, fresh voters, and inclusion of illegal names.
- The process requires 2.93 crore voters, about 37% of Bihar’s 7.89 crore electors, to submit documentation proving birth details, raising concerns about disenfranchisement especially among poor, flood-hit regions like Seemanchal.
- Opposition figures such as Asaduddin Owaisi and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera have expressed concerns that this process resembles the creation of a citizenship registry by indirect means and could disenfranchise disadvantaged communities.
- The controversy suggests risks of losing voter confidence and possible exclusion of vulnerable populations, while the Election Commission claims the revision corrects outdated electoral rolls and ensures eligibility.
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Owaisi Writes to EC over Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar, Says It Will Have 'deleterious Effect' on Electors
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Speaking to ANI, the AIMIM chief said, "Our request to the Election Commission of India is that we want a detailed explanation on the concerns which we have highlighted in the written representation which we have sent to the Election Commissioners." India News | Owaisi Writes to EC over Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls in Bihar, Says It Will Have 'deleterious Effect' on Electors.
Controversy Over Intensive Revision of Bihar's Electoral Roll: CPI(ML) Liberation Speaks Out
CPI(ML) Liberation has raised objections with the Chief Election Commissioner over a special intensive revision of Bihar's electoral rolls. They argue that this one-month exercise could disenfranchise millions, as electors unable to furnish documents may be removed. The party compares it to Assam's lengthy NRC process.
Center secretly implementing NRC in Bihar: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: All India Majlis E Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of “secretly implementing” the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Bihar prior to the forthcoming Assembly elections. He alleged that new voter registration guidelines requiring elaborate birth papers are discriminatory and can result in en masse disenfranchisement of voters, especially the p…
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