In Bihar, the Election Commission published the final voter list for the upcoming assembly elections on September 30, listing 7.42 million eligible electors.
After the list went live, opposition parties protested the so‑called “Special Intensive Revision Campaign” (SIR), claiming many valid voters had been wrongly dropped. The ECI had urged voters to file appeals to their local District Magistrate within 30 days if a name was added or removed from the roll.
As of October 9, no appeal has reached any District Magistrate in the state’s 243 assembly constituencies. A press release on X (formerly Twitter) confirmed that zero complaints were received under Section 24(A) of the Representation of the People Act.
The vote‑roll revision began in June. Before it, Bihar had 7.89 million voters; the process removed 6.5 million names. Voters now can use any one of 12 alternative photo ID options—besides the standard Elector’s Photo Identity Card (EPIC)—to vote. The poll authority reminds voters that for a ballot to count, the name must still appear on the electoral roll.
Source: ianslive
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