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Bihar's voter roll revision sees 89.7% compliance with just days remaining before the deadline. The ECI is working with political parties to verify unresponsive voters through multiple verification methods. Special enrollment camps are operational across urban centers to boost participation. Migrant voters can conveniently submit forms digitally through official platforms.

Key Points: Bihar Voter Roll Revision Reaches 89.7% Completion Ahead of Deadline

  • Over 7 crore Bihar voters submit enumeration forms for draft electoral roll
  • ECI shares unverified voter data with political parties for confirmation
  • Special camps set up across 5,683 urban wards for enrollment
  • Migrant voters can submit forms online via ECINet app or website
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Bihar: 89.7 pc existing electors have filed Enumeration Form under SIR

Bihar achieves 89.7% voter enumeration response as ECI shares unverified elector data with political parties before finalizing rolls.

"Only 5.8% of electors remain to fill the form with 8 more days to go - ECI Statement"

New Delhi, July 17

The Election Commission of India said on Thursday that 89.7 per cent of the existing Bihar electors have given their Enumeration Form for inclusion in the draft Electoral Roll to be published on August 1, 2025.

In order to re-verify the electors who have not been found at their addresses even after three visits of Booth Level Officers, the information on these electors who are probably deceased, permanently shifted, or have enrolled at multiple places is being shared with District Presidents of political parties and 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents. The information is being shared to find out the exact status of such electors and confirm them before July 25, the last date for submission of forms under the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll.

By July 17, 6 p.m., out of a total of 7.89 crore voters, the number of enumeration forms received by the ECI was 7.08 crore. “Only 5.8 per cent of electors remain to fill the form with 8 more days to go,” said an ECI statement.

Special camps are also being set up in all the 5,683 wards of all 261 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Bihar for the purpose, it said.

An ECI official said, “People who have temporarily migrated outside Bihar can also fill the Enumeration Form in online mode using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through https://voters.eci.gov.in.” They may also download the pre-filled Enumeration Form and share their filled forms with BLOs directly or through family via WhatsApp or any other medium, said an ECI official.

The ECI said that as many as 35.60 lakh or 4.5 per cent voters out of the 7.89 crore voters of the state have not been found at their addresses so far. Out of these, 12.55 lakh voters are believed dead, and 17.37 lakh have probably permanently shifted from their registered address in the electoral roll.

- IANS

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Priya S
While the numbers look impressive, I hope they're verifying properly. In my area, many names of deceased relatives are still on voter lists. Clean electoral rolls are must for fair elections.
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Aman W
Bihar leading the way in electoral reforms! The 89.7% response rate shows people's faith in democracy. Hope other states learn from this model. Jai Hind! 🇮🇳
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Shreya B
The WhatsApp option is so convenient for elderly parents who can't visit camps. But EC should run more awareness campaigns in rural areas - many villagers don't know about these facilities.
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Vikram M
Good effort, but 35 lakh voters not found at addresses is concerning. Political parties must cooperate fully to clean the rolls, not just before elections but continuously.
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Nisha Z
As a BLO volunteer, I can say ground reality is different. Many forms are filled incorrectly. Need better training for officials and simpler forms for common people.

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