Bihar voter list revision: 20 lakh deceased, over 7 lakh duplicate voters - EC gives update on SIR exercise
The Election Commission's intensive revision of Bihar's electoral rolls has covered 98.01% of voters, identifying deceased, migrated, and duplicate entries. This cleanup, the first in 22 years, aims to ensure a pure and accurate voter list. The Supreme Court and opposition parties are scrutinising the exercise, while the EC defends its legality and limited use of identity documents.
The Election Commission's intensive revision of Bihar's electoral rolls has covered 98.01% of voters, identifying deceased, migrated, and duplicate entries. This cleanup, the first in 22 years, aims to ensure a pure and accurate voter list. The Supreme Court and opposition parties are scrutinising the exercise, while the EC defends its legality and limited use of identity documents.
