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The Election Commission of India has made significant strides in updating Bihar's electoral rolls through the Special Intensive Revision process. Nearly 99.8% of voter forms have been digitized, covering 7.23 crore electors. Twelve political parties have been provided comprehensive lists of potential registration issues, including deceased voters and multiple registrations. The draft electoral roll will be published on August 1, with a month-long window for citizens and parties to submit claims and objections.

Key Points: Bihar Electoral Rolls 99.8% Complete ECI Reveals Major Update

  • Election Commission covers 99.8% of Bihar electoral rolls
  • 12 political parties receive detailed voter list updates
  • Approximately 22 lakh deceased voters identified
  • Voter registration errors and migrations tracked systematically
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99.8 per cent Bihar electors covered under SIR: ECI

Election Commission shares massive progress in Bihar's Special Intensive Revision with 7.23 crore voter forms digitized and comprehensive electoral roll update

"Forms of 7.23 crore electors have been received and digitised - ECI Official"

New Delhi, July 25

Almost 99.8 per cent of Bihar electors have been covered so far under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an ECI official said on Friday.

"Forms of 7.23 crore electors have been received and digitised, and names of all these electors will be included in the Draft Electoral Roll. The digitisation of forms, along with BLO reports, of the remaining electors will also be completed by August 1," said the official.

The Election Commission of India, in a statement, said the lists of those electors who have not filled the enumeration forms or are deceased and those who have permanently migrated have already been shared on July 20 with all 12 political parties - which have collectively nominated 1,60,813 BLAs - so that errors, if any, can be rectified in the Draft Electoral Roll to be published on August 1.

The parties which have been given the lists of electors who have not filled the forms or are deceased and those who have permanently migrated, include the Congress, which has nominated 17,549 booth-level agents (BLAs) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal with 47,506 BLAs.

The other parties which have been given the lists include are: Bahujan Samaj Party; Bharatiya Janata Party; Communist Party of India (Marxist); Janata Dal (United); Rashtriya Lok Samta Party; Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation); Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party; Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas); National People's Party and Aam Aadmi Party.

Sharing details of BLAs of some parties, the ECI said the BJP has nominated 53,338, Janata Dal (United) 36,550, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party 270, Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party 1,913 and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 1,210.

Since June 24, the local BLOs/BLAs have reported the following: Names of approximately 22 lakh deceased electors; approximately 7 lakh electors registered in more than one location; approximately 35 lakh electors have either permanently migrated or could not be traced, and enumeration forms of approximately 1.2 lakh electors are yet to be received, said the ECI.

As per the SIR order, from August 1 to September 1, any elector or political party may fill the prescribed forms and submit claims to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) for any eligible elector who is left out or file objections for removal of any ineligible elector, it said.

- IANS

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Priya S
While the numbers look good, I wonder how accurate they really are. My uncle in Patna passed away 3 years ago but his name still appears in voter lists. Hope this revision actually removes such cases.
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Arjun K
The political parties should take this seriously instead of just playing blame games. With 1.6 lakh BLAs appointed, there's no excuse for not verifying details properly. Democracy works when all stakeholders participate responsibly.
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Sarah B
As an observer, I'm impressed by the scale of this exercise. 7.23 crore forms digitized is no small feat! India's electoral processes are becoming more robust with each election cycle.
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Kavya N
They found 7 lakh duplicate voters? 😳 This is exactly why such revisions are needed. Every fake vote cancels out a genuine citizen's voice. Strict action should be taken against those registering multiple times.
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Vikram M
The August 1-Sept 1 period for corrections is crucial. All Bihar residents should check their names and report discrepancies. Our vote is our power - let's make sure no one can misuse it! #CleanElectoralRolls
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Michael C
Interesting to see the distribution of BLAs among parties. BJP with 53k agents shows their organizational

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