Election Commission Reveals Why Lakhs of Names Were Dropped from Bihar’s Voter List in Special Intensive Revision

Special Intensive Revision: The results of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Bihar, which ran from June 24, 2025, to July 25, 2025, have been published. The goal of this revision was to make the voter list more transparent and accurate. The Election Commission of India published these results on its website on July 27. In this blog post, we will discuss the main findings of this revision and its impact.

Results of the Special Intensive Revision of the Bihar Voter List

The results of Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision have been released, marking a significant step in the state’s electoral roll management. Through this process, the names of deceased, permanently shifted, and duplicate voters have been removed from the list. Let’s delve into the main aspects of this revision.

Key Findings

• Form Collection: During this campaign, 91.69% of elector forms were collected. This is a major success, demonstrating the active participation of voters.
• Unaccounted Electors: The remaining 8.31% of electors could not be accounted for. Among them, 2.83% (2.2 million) were deceased, and 4.59% (3.6 million) had permanently shifted or could not be found.
• Multiple Entries: 0.89% of names were removed from the list due to being enrolled in multiple places. This will help increase the transparency of the voter roll.

Explanation of the “Not Found” Category

There are several reasons why some electors were marked as “not found”:

• They have registered as voters in other states.
• They could not be located, or their existence could not be verified.
• They did not submit their forms by the July 25 deadline.
• They were unwilling to register as electors for various reasons.

Next Steps

The draft electoral roll will be published on August 1, 2025. Following this, there will be a period for claims and objections from August 1 to September 1. During this time, genuine electors will have the opportunity to be added to the roll. For those with multiple entries, their names will be retained in only one place, typically where they currently reside.

This revision process will help make Bihar’s voter list more accurate and transparent, which is essential for a healthy democracy.