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News18
2 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
After Bihar Voter List Revision, 35.6 Lakh Names Dropped So Far
Last Updated: The EC said the Special intensive Revision exercise has crossed 88% of the total voting population in Bihar as of today and, at least, 5% invalid entries have been filtered out The ongoing Special Intensive Revision process has resulted in the exclusion of more than 35 lakh names on the voter list for the upcoming Bihar assembly election. This figure includes at least 12.55 lakh (1.59%) registered voters who have died; 17.37 lakh who have permanently moved out of the state (2.2%); and another 5.76 lakh that are duplicate enrolments (0.73%), as per calculation based on Election Commission (EC) data. It said at least 5 percent invalid entries — 35.69 lakh voters — have been filtered out that include deceased, shifted, or duplicate voters. Out of the total 7.90 crore registered voters who need to fill the enumeration forms, a total of 6.60 crore (83.66%) have already submitted them. BREAKING IT DOWN The EC has found that 1.59 percent of the electors were found to be deceased and 2.2 percent have permanently moved out of the state. Another 0.73 percent voters were found to be enrolled at more than one place, which amounts to duplicate enrolment. 'Therefore, 88.18% of electors have either already submitted their EF (enumeration form) or died or retained their names at one place or permanently shifted out of their previous place of residence. Only 11.82% of electors now remain to submit their filled EFs and many of them have sought time to submit their enumeration forms with documents in the coming days," the EC said in a statement. It said out of the three, two rounds of door-to-door visits by the booth level officers (BLO) have been completed to date. 'Nearly one lakh BLOs will soon begin their third round of door-to-door visits. Their efforts are being augmented by the 1.5 Lakh BLAs (booth level agent) appointed by all political parties, each one of whom can certify and submit up to 50 EFs per day," it added. COVERING EACH VOTER To ensure that no eligible urban voter is left out of the list, special camps are being set up in all 5,683 wards of all 261 urban local bodies (ULB) of Bihar. Also, for the electors who have temporarily migrated out of the state, efforts through newspaper advertisements and direct contact are being made to ensure that they are able to fill their EF in time and have their names included in the draft list to be published on August 1. 'Such electors can easily fill up EFs online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through the online form on They can also send their forms to the concerned BLOs through their family members or through any online means, including WhatsApp or similar application," the EC said, citing the June 24 order. TECH BACKBONE The newly launched ECINet is accelerating the process of updating forms and documents for field-level election functionaries resulting in the uploading of over 5.74 crore EFs as at 6 pm on Monday. The document review module of ECINet has also quickened the pace of verification of eligibility of the electors by the assistant electoral registration officer (AERO), electoral registration officer (ERO) and district election officer (DEO) in a streamlined manner. 'In a major push towards use of latest technology and digitisation, the newly launched ECINet platform by ECI, a single integrated platform which is subsuming the earlier 40 different ECI applications, has also been deployed for all aspects of the Bihar SIR (Special Intensive Revision) exercise and is running efficiently," the EC said. Through ECINet, the electors are able to fill their EFs online and also search for their names in the 2003 list, wherever applicable. The electors can also connect with their election officials, including their BLOs using the ECINet App. view comments Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: July 14, 2025, 21:05 IST News elections After Bihar Voter List Revision, 35.6 Lakh Names Dropped So Far Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
2 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Bihar Voter Roll Review: 10 Days To Go, Less Than 10% Enumeration Forms Yet To Be Collected
Last Updated: So far, 6.81 crore filled forms—86.32% of the total electorate—have been collected, the ECI said With ten days left before the July 25 deadline, the special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar has covered 90.84% of the 7.9 crore electorate, according to official data released on Tuesday. In a key digital push, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced that voters will now be able to check the status of their enumeration form (EF) submission through a newly launched module on going live Tuesday night. So far, 6.81 crore filled EFs—86.32% of the total electorate—have been collected, the ECI said. When accounting for voters who are dead, have permanently shifted, or are enrolled in multiple places, the collection drive has effectively covered 90.84% of the electorate. 'Accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted, and people enrolled in more than one place, the EF collection phase of the SIR has covered 90.84% of the nearly 7.9 crore strong electorate in Bihar. Only 9.16% electors remain to submit their filled EFs before the July 25 deadline," the poll body said. The ECI also said that, sparing no effort to ensure that all eligible electors are included in the draft electoral roll, the third round of household visits by the nearly one lakh booth-level officers (BLOs) will soon begin to collect the filled EFs of the remaining electors in the ongoing SIR. 'The BLOs will again visit those households where the electors were temporarily absent in the previous visits," the ECI added. More than 1.5 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs) appointed by all political parties are 'supporting the efforts" of the BLOs, the ECI said, adding that each BLA can certify and submit up to 50 EFs per day. Special camps, newspaper adverts to reach each voter Special camps have been established in all 5,683 wards of all 261 urban local bodies (ULBs) of Bihar, and newspaper advertisements have been issued to ensure that the remaining electors fill their EFs well in time and have their names also included in the draft ER to be published on August 1. Such electors are also being encouraged by the BLOs to fill up their forms online using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or the online form on 6.20 crore forms uploaded online Uploading of forms on ECINet has further picked up, with over 6.20 crore EFs uploaded on the platform as of 6 pm on Tuesday. On Monday, News18 reported that under the SIR, more than 35 lakh names that were on the voter list will be excluded from the upcoming Bihar assembly election. This figure includes at least 12.55 lakh (1.59%) registered voters who have died, 17.37 lakh who have permanently moved out of the state (2.2%), and another 5.76 lakh who are duplicate enrolments (0.73%), as per ECI data. The term of the Bihar assembly will end in November, and the state will go for polls before that. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
The Hindu
3 hours ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Third round of house-to-house visits to collect enumeration forms begins soon for Bihar SIR
Booth Level Officers will soon begin their third round of house-to-house visits to collect the enumeration forms of the remaining voters as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Tuesday (July 15, 2025). The Booth Level Officers will again visit households where the electors were temporarily absent in the previous visits. The last date for submission of forms is July 25, and the draft electoral rolls, including the names of all the individuals who have submitted the forms, will be published on August 1. Forms of 86.32% voters have been collected so far, the ECI said in a statement. With 10 more days left for the last date of submission of filled enumeration forms in the ongoing Bihar SIR, out of the 7,89,69,844 electors in Bihar, forms for 6,81,67,861 (or 86.32% of electors) have been collected. Accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted, and people enrolled in more than one place, the SIR's enumeration form collection phase had covered 90.84% of the nearly 7.9 crore-strong electorate in Bihar. Only 9.16% electors remain to submit their filled enumeration forms before the July 25 deadline, according to the ECI. Special camps had been established in all the 5,683 wards of all 261 Urban Local Bodies in the State, and newspaper advertisements issued to ensure that the remaining electors filled their enumeration forms well in time, and also had their names included in the draft electoral rolls to be published on August 1, 2025. Such electors are also being encouraged by Booth Level Officers to fill up their forms online (in accordance with para 3(d) of the SIR guidelines), using their mobile phones through the ECINet app, or through the online form on Electors can also fill their enumeration forms online through the ECINet portal, and also search for their names in the 2003 voter rolls, wherever applicable.
India.com
4 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
86.32% Enumeration Forms Collected So Far In Bihar SIR: ECI
NEW DELHI: With ten more days left for the last date of submission of the filled Enumeration Forms (EFs) in the ongoing Bihar SIR out of the 7,89,69,844 electors in Bihar, Enumeration Forms (EFs) of 6,81,67,861 or 86.32 per cent have been collected, a press release said. According to a press release by the Election Commission of India (ECI), accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted, and people enrolled in more than one place, the EF collection phase of the SIR has covered 90.84 per cent of the nearly 7.9 crore strong electorate in Bihar. Only 9.16 per cent of electors remain to submit their filled EFs before the July 25 deadline. Sparing no effort to ensure that all eligible electors are included in the draft electoral roll, the third round of household visits by the nearly 1 lakh BLOs will soon begin to collect the filled Enumeration Forms (EFs) of the remaining electors in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. The BLOs shall again visit those households where the electors were temporarily absent in the previous visits. Special camps have been established in all the 5,683 wards of` all 261 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Bihar and newspaper advertisements issued to ensure that the remaining electors fill their EFs well in time and have their names also included in the Draft ER to be published on August 1, 2025, the press release said. Such electors are also being encouraged by the BLOs to fill up their forms online (as per para 3(d) of SIR guidelines) using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through the online form on Through ECINet, the electors can also fill their EFs online and search for their names in the 2003 ER wherever applicable. The electors can also connect with their election officials, including their BLOs, using the ECINet App. Uploading of forms on ECINet has further picked up with over 6.20 crore Enumeration Forms uploaded in the platform as at 6.00 PM today. A new module to check the status of submission of their EFs will be live tonight on The BLOs are being supported in their efforts by the 1.5 Lakh BLAs appointed by all political parties, each one of whom can certify and submit up to 50 EFs per day. To ensure that no eligible urban voter is left out the ER, special camps are also being set up in all the 5,683 wards of all 261 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Bihar, the release said.
Time of India
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
With 11 days to go, 88% of Bihar's voters submit enumeration forms
Representative image PATNA: Bihar's 7.9 crore-strong electoral rolls could be purged of 35 lakh-odd voters after Election Commission's ongoing special intensive revision revealed that 2.2 per cent of electors have permanently shifted out of the state, almost 1.59 per cent have died, and 0.73 per cent are enrolled in more than one place. In an official status update on the exercise, which will continue till July 25, EC said Monday that booth-level officers had covered over 88 per cent of the electorate with 11 days to go for the revision to end. Unconfirmed reports on data verification through detailed enumeration forms suggest an unspecified number of illegal immigrants from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have infiltrated the rolls through identity fraud. RJD and other INDIA bloc constituents have questioned the veracity of these reports, while BJP insists that should be worrying only for the opposition. "After two rounds of door-to-door visits by BLOs, enumeration forms of 6.6 crore electors in Bihar have been 11.82 per cent of electors now remain," EC said on Monday. The statement mentioned that electors could fill in enumeration forms online through the newly launched ECINet platform, and also look up their details in the 2003 electoral rolls. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Seniors Funeral Insurance up to $30,000 NZ Seniors Get Quote Undo Over 5.74 crore forms had been uploaded till 6pm Monday, with the document review module of ECINet speeding up verification. An FIR was lodged against Gaurishankar, a government schoolteacher deployed for the special intensive revision of rolls in Manpur block of Wazirganj constituency, for allegedly taking bribes to fudge voter data. He could be suspended pending an inquiry, officials said. EC statement said many people had sought time to submit their enumeration forms with documents supporting their status as voters. "Nearly 1 lakh BLOs will soon begin their third round of door-to-door visits. Of the 1.5 lakh booth level agents appointed by all political parties, each can certify and submit up to 50 EFs a day. To ensure that no eligible urban voter is left out of the rolls, special camps are also being set up in all the 5,683 wards of the 261 urban local bodies (ULBs) of Bihar," the poll panel said.
