‘For Error-Free Bihar Polls’: ECI Proclaims State’s First Electoral Roll Revision In 22 Years
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ECI mentioned “fast urbanisation, frequent migration, non-reporting of deaths and inclusion of overseas unlawful immigrants have necessitated the revision”
Sales space Degree Officers (BLOs) will conduct door-to-door surveys for verification. (PTI File)
The Election Fee of India (ECI) has initiated a Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar for the primary time since 2003 to make sure error-free voter lists, with particular concentrate on enrolling all eligible residents, deleting ineligible entries, and enhancing transparency within the electoral course of.
The ballot physique mentioned numerous causes, together with “fast urbanisation, frequent migration, younger residents turning into eligible to vote, non-reporting of deaths and inclusion of the names of overseas unlawful immigrants have necessitated the conduct of an intensive revision” in order to make sure integrity and preparation of error-free electoral rolls.
Within the Delhi meeting elections, held earlier this 12 months, the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) accused the Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) of “patronising” unlawful Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants within the nationwide capital, claiming their presence is affecting the electoral course of. The celebration had made comparable remarks for West Bengal as properly.
The elections in Bihar are anticipated to be held by the top of the 12 months because the time period of the state meeting ends in November.
ECI’S SPECIAL INTENSIVE REVISION DRIVE
For the drive, the Sales space Degree Officers (BLOs) will conduct door-to-door surveys for verification throughout the course of. “The target of an intensified revision is to make sure that the names of all eligible residents are included within the Electoral Roll in order to allow them to train their franchise, and no ineligible voter is included within the electoral rolls and in addition to introduce full transparency within the technique of addition or deletion of electors within the electoral rolls,” an official assertion reads.
In case of any claims and objections raised by any political celebration or an elector, the ballot physique official will inquire into the identical earlier than satisfaction is arrived at. If there are additional points, an attraction towards the order may also be made to the District Justice of the Peace and the Chief Electoral Officer.
The ballot physique has directed that economically weaker and different weak teams, together with the aged, sick, and Individuals with Disabilities (PwD), shouldn’t be harassed and are facilitated to the extent potential, together with by deployment of volunteers to care for real electors.
PARTICIPATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES
The ECI has sought energetic involvement of all political events within the course of by appointing their Sales space Degree Brokers (BLAs) in all polling cubicles.
“The energetic participation of BLAs would be sure that discrepancies, if any, are resolved on the preparation stage itself, thereby decreasing the cases of submitting claims, objections and appeals. It could be underscored that each the electors and the political events, are a very powerful stakeholders in any electoral course of and it’s only with their full participation that an train of such magnitude could be performed easily and efficiently,” the ECI mentioned.
झूठ बोले कौवा काटे काले कौवे से डरियो…राहुल गांधी,माना की महाराष्ट्र की करारी हार की आपकी पीड़ा दिन प्रतिदिन बढ़ती जा रही है.लेकिन कब तक हवा में तीर चलाते रहोगे?वैसे आप की जानकारी के लिए, महाराष्ट्र में ऐसे 25 से अधिक चुनाव क्षेत्र है जहाँ 8% से अधिक मतदाता लोकसभा और… https://t.co/YtpuKNeUNE
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) June 24, 2025
RAHUL GANDHI CONTINUES QUESTIONING MAHARASHTRA VOTER LIST
The announcement from the ballot physique was made on a day when Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised the difficulty of “vote theft” in Maharashtra polls, saying that BLOs reported unknown people casting votes.
“Media uncovered hundreds of voters with no verified handle. And the EC? Silent – or complicit. These aren’t remoted glitches. That is vote theft. The duvet-up is the confession. That’s why we demand the rapid launch of machine-readable digital voter rolls and CCTV footage,” he posted on X.
The Chief Electoral Officers of each Maharashtra and Haryana additionally posted on X saying that “electoral rolls are ready transparently; copies had been shared with recognised events”.
The Maharashtra CEO mentioned that throughout the second Particular Abstract Revision-2024, which was taken up earlier than the Common Elections to Maharashtra Meeting-2024, the copies of draft and last electoral rolls of all 288 assemblies had been offered to representatives of all recognised political events together with INC. “Between draft and last publication of rolls, 19,27,508 claims and objections had been obtained for consideration. As per regulation, attraction could be filed towards wrongful additions or deletions within the Electoral Rolls. Solely 89 Appeals had been obtained,” the assertion reads.
The Haryana CEO additionally mentioned that earlier than the Common Election to Haryana assembly-2024, throughout the Particular Abstract Revision interval, the copies of draft and last electoral rolls of all 90 assemblies got to representatives of all recognised political events together with Congress. “Additional, between draft and last publication of rolls 4,16,408 claims and objections had been obtained and disposed of,” they mentioned.
Nivedita Singh is an information journalist and covers the Election Fee, Indian Railways and Ministry of Highway Transport and Highways. She has almost seven years of expertise within the information media. She tweets @nived…Learn Extra
Nivedita Singh is an information journalist and covers the Election Fee, Indian Railways and Ministry of Highway Transport and Highways. She has almost seven years of expertise within the information media. She tweets @nived… Learn Extra
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