Patna: Political parties are yet to file any objection or claim regarding the addition or deletion of voters in the revised draft electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar, as no such claims have come in till 11 AM on Monday, Election Commission of India said.
Releasing its daily bulletin today, the poll body said that from August 1 to August 11, over 1,60,813 Booth Level Agents across national and state parties have not filed any objections or claims to the draft roll prepared after the enumeration forms were collected as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
However, over 10,570 individual electors have submitted their claims and objections within the same time period, with over 127 objections being disposed off after seven days.
The ECI has also received 54,432 Form 6, which pertains to the registration of new electors after they are 18 years of age.
The Election Commission, in its daily bulletin has reiterated that “as per SIR orders, no name can be deleted from the draft list publishing on August 1, 2025 without passing a speaking order by the ERO/AERO after conducting an enquiry and after giving a fair and reasonable opportunity.”
The voter revision drive of ECI however has received strong criticism from the opposition leaders who have been opposing the drive alleging that the exercise could lead to exclusion of voters on a large scale.
Meanwhile the ECI on Monday granted an appointment for an interaction at 12 PM with Congress, after the party levied serious allegations against the ECI including of vote theft.
The poll panel has maintained that the drive is aimed at ensuring an appropriate electoral list ahead of the state assembly polls in Bihar. [With inputs from agencies]
