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TMC Criticizes ECI's Electoral Roll Revision Ahead of Bihar Elections

PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN, BIHAR, JUN 29 – The Election Commission requires documentary proof of citizenship for voters, with nearly 60% of Bihar's electorate exempted from submitting documents, amid political opposition citing potential disenfranchisement.

  • On June 28, 2025, AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi wrote to the Election Commission opposing Bihar's electoral roll revision, citing potential disenfranchisement effects.
  • On June 24, 2025, the Election Commission of India announced the launch of the controversial Special Intensive Revision in Bihar, starting June 25 to update voter lists and weed out ineligible names.
  • Data suggest at least 2 crore voters, mainly SC/ST, migratory, and impoverished groups, face disenfranchisement among Bihar's nearly 8 crore electorate due to documentation challenges.
  • Opposition parties allege the Election Commission's SIR was launched without prior consultation, sparking a political storm over potential voter disenfranchisement in Bihar.
  • The draft electoral roll will be published on August 1, with claims and objections due by September 1, and the final list scheduled for September 30 ahead of the November 2025 Bihar elections.
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madhyamamonline.com broke the news in on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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