US EditionTejashwi Yadav Listed in Bihar Draft Electoral Rolls with Old EPIC, Probe on for Possible Forgery of Second Card: Report
BIHAR, INDIA, AUG 2 – Election Commission confirms Tejashwi Yadav's name in Bihar draft rolls with original voter ID; probe ongoing into a second alleged forged Election Photo Identity Card number.
- On Sunday, the Election Commission of India asked Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav to produce his voter ID, noting EPIC number RAB2916120 was not officially issued.
- On Saturday, Yadav alleged his EPIC number RAB2916120 was altered after claiming his name was missing from the draft rolls during the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- Over 65 lakh voters were removed in the draft electoral rolls on Friday; the state had 7.89 crore electors as on June 24, 2025, with 7.24 crore enumeration forms received, and Yadav’s name appears in the rolls published on August 1.
- At a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged Yadav committed a crime by holding two voter IDs and questioned what that implies for party workers.
- RJD spokesperson Chittaranjan Gagan warned that proven EPIC number changes could raise questions over procedural lapses as Bihar prepares for later this year's polls.
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ECI asks Tejashwi Yadav to hand over his EPIC card after his name was found on the draft poll roll under a different number
Mr. Yadav had claimed that his EPIC number, used to vote in the Lok Sabha election, was missing, but ECI finds his name under a different number; no party has filed claims and objections on draft roll yet, says ECI
ECI Asks Tejashwi Yadav To Hand Over EPIC Card For Probe As BJP Slams RJD Leader For Having ‘2 Voter IDs’
The Election Commission refuted Tejashwi Yadav's claim of his name missing from Bihar's electoral rolls, stating his name is listed with EPIC number RAB0456228. The EC is investigating Yadav's alternate voter ID (RAB2916120), which appears unofficial.
EC asks Tejashwi to hand over his EPIC card for investigation
Patna: The Election Commission on Sunday asked RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav to “hand over for investigation” a voter ID card that he claimed to be in possession of despite having been “not issued officially”. The leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly had on Saturday demonstrated an online search, with the EPIC number, to claim that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls published as part of special intensive revision (SIR) and, …
"Voter ID Showed By You Does Not Exist": Poll Body Notice To Tejashwi Yadav
The Election Commission -- which has refuted Tejashwi Yadav's claim that his name is not in then voter list -- has now asked him to provide details of the voter ID card he had showed at a press conference yesterday to back his claim.
Tejashwi Yadav's 'name not in voter list claim' backfires as BJP alleges electoral fraud, asks if RJD leader has 2 voter IDs - The Statesman
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra pointed out that the EPIC number Tejashwi used to search his name in the voter list was different from the one he mentioned in his 2020 election affidavit.
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