EC Publishes Draft Electoral Rolls For Bihar Following SIR
According to the Election Commission, there were 7.93 crore registered voters in Bihar before the SIR began in June.
Published : August 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM IST
Patna: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar, following the completion of the month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. No compiled list was made available, but voters can check their names on the EC's website. There were 7.93 crore registered voters in the state before the SIR began in June, according to the EC.
The publication of the draft rolls also kicked off the process of "claims and objections", which would continue till September 1, and during the period, voters with complaints of wrongful deletion of names can approach the authorities concerned seeking a remedy. Assembly elections would be due in the state later this year.
The EC's Central Election Commissioner said that the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar and 243 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) will also be inviting any elector of that assembly constituency or any recognised political party in Bihar to come forward and give claims and objections for adding names of any missing eligible elector, removing names of any ineligible elector or correction of any entry in the draft electoral rolls.
The EC had said that out of 7.89 crore registered voters in Bihar, over 7.24 crore electors have submitted their enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held from June 24 to July 25, reflecting a 91.69 per cent participation rate.
The Commission described the SIR as a "massive and successful citizen participation effort" across the state, aimed at enhancing the accuracy of the electoral rolls ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
The EC said in a press release that the enumeration exercise was launched to verify and update voter records across all 38 districts of Bihar.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) visited each registered elector's residence, distributing and collecting forms in at least three rounds. Additional efforts targeted urban voters, young first-time voters, and temporary migrants from Bihar.
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