The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday stated that many people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found during door-to-door surveys in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Bihar. Furthermore, these people will not be added in the list of final voters that will be released on September 30, 2025.
The SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar commenced on June 25. Voters have until July 25 to submit the Enumeration Forms distributed by Booth Level Officers. A draft list of voters is scheduled for release on August 1, The Hindu reported.
The ECI mentioned 11 documents that can accompany the forms, excluding Aadhaar cards, voter ID cards and ration cards. However, officials have clarified that supporting documents may also be provided during the claims periods after the draft rolls are published.
On July 10, while hearing multiple petitions that challenged the process, the Supreme Court urged the ECI to consider accepting Aadhaar, Voter ID cards and ration cards as valid proof of identity. The matter is set to return to court on July 28.
Booth Level Officers conducting door-to-door verification have encountered a significant number of residents originally from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, The Hindu reported. Officials indicated that these individuals’ names will be excluded from the final rolls due on September 30, pending further inquiry after August 1.
By 6 p.m. on July 12, the Election Commission reported that all Enumeration Forms had been printed and nearly all had been distributed to voters present at their registered addresses. At that point, 6,32,59,497 forms—approximately 80% of the total—had been collected
Field operations are overseen by the Chief Electoral Officer, with 38 District Election Officers, Electoral Registration Officers across the 243 Assembly constituencies, and 963 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers supervising the work on the ground.
