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The Print
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Print
No names can be deleted from draft rolls without due process: EC
The poll panel said there will be no deletion from Draft Electoral Rolls without a 'speaking order'. The EC underlined the due process involved in the exercise amid allegations by opposition parties that crores of eligible persons will lose their voting rights for want of documents due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar. New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) The Election Commission on Sunday asserted that no name can be deleted from the draft electoral roll of Bihar without following due process, including an order from the electoral registration officer (ERO). A speaking order is a self-explanatory order that details the reasons for reaching a particular conclusion. According to SIR guidelines, no name can be deleted from the draft list published on August 1 without notice and a speaking order of the Electoral Registration Officers/Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (ERO/AERO), it said. Any elector aggrieved by any decision of the ERO can appeal to the District Magistrate and the Chief Electoral Officer thereafter. The final voter list will be published in the state on September 30. Assembly polls are due in Bihar later this year. PTI NAB RT RT This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Bihar SIR Phase 1 concludes, 65 lakh voters likely to be dropped from draft rolls
PATNA: The first phase of the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has been completed, and the names of 65.2 lakh voters are likely to be excluded. Data released by the Election Commission on Friday, the last day for submitting enumeration forms, shows that of the 65.2 lakh voters, of which 22 lakh are dead, 35 lakh have permanently shifted outside Bihar, 7 lakh are enrolled as voters in more than one place and 1.2 lakh are yet to submit their forms. The Election Commission (EC) said 99.8% of Bihar's electors have been covered under the SIR exercise, which began in the state on June 24. Out of 7.9 crore electors, enumeration forms of 7.23 crore electors have been received and digitised, and their names will be included in the Draft Electoral Roll scheduled to be published on August 1. The EC said that renumeration forms of remaining 1.2 lakh electors are yet to received. The election body said the digitisation of enumeration forms, along with BLO reports, of the remaining electors will also be completed by August 1. Eligible voters whose names are left out can still be added after filling the prescribed forms during the next phase of the process between August 1 and September 1, and parties can also file objections to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) for the removal of ineligible voters, EC said. In a statement, EC said that the lists of those electors who have not filled their enumeration forms or are deceased and those who have permanently shifted have already been shared with all 12 recognised political parties. The political parties have collectively nominated 1,60813 BLAs so that errors, if any, can be rectified in the Draft Electoral Rolls to be published on August 1. The parties include the Congress, which has nominated 17,549 BLAs (Booth Level Agents) and RJD with 47,506 BLAs. The other political parties which have been given the lists include BJP, BSP, CPM, JD(U), RLSP, CPI-ML (Liberation), RLJP, LJP(RV), NPP and AAP. Sharing details of BLAs of some parties, EC said that the BJP has nominated the highest 53,338, JD(U) 36,550, RLSP 270, RLJP 1,913 and LJP(RV) 1,210.
New Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
65.2 lakh electors likely to be removed from electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar
PATNA: The first phase of the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has been completed, and the names of 65.2 lakh voters are likely to be excluded. Data released by the Election Commission on Friday, the last day for submitting enumeration forms, shows that of the 65.2 lakh voters, of which 22 lakh are dead, 35 lakh have permanently shifted outside Bihar, 7 lakh are enrolled as voters in more than one place and 1.2 lakh are yet to submit their forms. The Election Commission (EC) said 99.8% of Bihar's electors have been covered under the SIR exercise, which began in the state on June 24. Out of 7.9 crore electors, enumeration forms of 7.23 crore electors have been received and digitised, and their names will be included in the Draft Electoral Roll scheduled to be published on August 1. The EC said that renumeration forms of remaining 1.2 lakh electors are yet to received. The election body said the digitisation of enumeration forms, along with BLO reports, of the remaining electors will also be completed by August 1. Eligible voters whose names are left out can still be added after filling the prescribed forms during the next phase of the process between August 1 and September 1, and parties can also file objections to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) for the removal of ineligible voters, EC said. In a statement, EC said that the lists of those electors who have not filled their enumeration forms or are deceased and those who have permanently shifted have already been shared with all 12 recognised political parties. The political parties have collectively nominated 1,60813 BLAs so that errors, if any, can be rectified in the Draft Electoral Rolls to be published on August 1. The parties include the Congress, which has nominated 17,549 BLAs (Booth Level Agents) and RJD with 47,506 BLAs. The other political parties which have been given the lists include BJP, BSP, CPM, JD(U), RLSP, CPI-ML (Liberation), RLJP, LJP(RV), NPP and AAP. Sharing details of BLAs of some parties, EC said that the BJP has nominated the highest 53,338, JD(U) 36,550, RLSP 270, RLJP 1,913 and LJP(RV) 1,210.
New Indian Express
22-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Over 52 lakh names removed from Bihar voter list in ongoing revision, says Election Commission
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday said that over 52 lakh electors in Bihar were found to be either deceased, permanently shifted, or enrolled at multiple locations, citing preliminary findings from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. According to a press note issued on Tuesday, the ECI said the preliminary revision exercise found 18.66 lakh deceased voters, 26.01 lakh who had shifted constituencies permanently, and 7.5 lakh with duplicate entries. An additional 11,484 electors were marked as untraceable, altogether accounting for about 6.62 per cent of Bihar's electorate. As of June 24, Bihar had a total of 7.89 crore registered voters. The Commission reported that 90.67 per cent (7.16 crore) of electors had submitted Enumeration Forms (EFs), while 90.37 per cent (7.13 crore) of these forms had been digitised. To carry out the massive verification drive, the ECI deployed nearly 1 lakh booth-level officers (BLOs), 4 lakh volunteers, and 1.5 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs) nominated by 12 major political parties. These teams were tasked with reaching voters who had not submitted EFs or were missing during field verification. So far, 7.68 crore electors, or approximately 97.30 per cent of Bihar's voter base have been covered through either form submission or on-ground verification. The remaining 2.70 per cent roughly 21.35 lakh voters are yet to be accounted for, with their EFs still pending. The Commission has shared details of the 52.30 lakh deleted names with all recognised political parties in the state to maintain transparency in the process. Looking ahead, the EC will release the Draft Electoral Rolls on August 1. A one-month window, from August 1 to September 1 will be provided for the public to raise objections regarding any additions, deletions, or corrections. The SIR is part of the Election Commission's broader efforts to clean up voter rolls and ensure a more accurate and credible electoral process in Bihar ahead of upcoming polls.
India Today
22-07-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Over 52 lakh names removed from Bihar voter list in ongoing revision: Poll body
The Election Commission on Tuesday said that 52 lakh names have been removed from the electoral rolls in Bihar as part of the ongoing revision commission said the names removed include 18 lakh voters reported dead, 26 lakh who have moved to other constituencies and 7 lakh who are registered in more than one place. 'In the ongoing SIR in Bihar, efforts have been intensified to ensure that all eligible electors are included in the draft electoral roll to be published on August 1, 2025,' the Election Commission said in a concerns raised by the Opposition over the possible exclusion of voters, which triggered a major dispute and a legal case, the Election Commission has assured that there will be an opportunity to make Commission said that efforts are being made to include all eligible voters in the draft to the statement issued by the commission, almost 1 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs), 4 lakh volunteers and 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) from 12 political parties are helping in this commission also said that they are contacting voters who have not submitted their Enumeration Forms or could not be found at their listed Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Booth Level Officers have held meetings with political parties and shared the lists of 21.36 lakh voters whose forms are still missing.'As per the SIR order dated 24.06.2025, from August 1 to September 1, 2025, a full one-month will be available to any member of the public to file objections for any additions, deletions and rectification in Draft Electoral Rolls,' the statement the completion of the entire process, the final roll will be published on September 30, the commission added.- Ends
