With nearly 35.7 lakh electors—about 4.5% of Bihar’s total 7.9 crore electorate—not found at their recorded addresses despite three mandatory visits by booth level officers (BLOs), the Election Commission (EC) will begin sharing their details from Thursday with district presidents and 1.5 lakh booth-level agents of political parties. These agents have until July 25 to verify and confirm the status of these electors.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the EC said that just over 6.8% of remaining electors in Bihar still need to submit their enumeration forms. So far, forms from 88.7% of electors have been received, with 82% already uploaded on the ECINet platform. Accounting for the 4.5% electors not found—1.6% likely deceased, 2.2% probably permanently shifted, and 0.7% enrolled at multiple locations—around 93.2% of Bihar’s voters have been covered under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar welcomed the public response to the exercise. “I thank all eligible electors of Bihar for actively participating in the much-needed cleaning of electoral rolls,” he said.
The final date for submitting enumeration forms is July 25. All forms submitted—whether or not accompanied by full documentation—will be included in the draft electoral roll for Bihar, scheduled to be published on August 1, 2025. Missing documents can be added later during the claims and objections period.
Providing an update on the SIR progress, the EC reported that around 7 crore electors have submitted their forms, with 6.5 crore uploaded on the ECINet app or portal. However, nearly 35.7 lakh electors were not found at their listed addresses. Of these, about 12.5 lakh are believed to be deceased, 17.4 lakh may have permanently shifted, and 5.8 lakh are registered in more than one location.
As of 6 pm on Wednesday, enumeration forms were yet to be received from approximately 54.1 lakh electors. The EC has urged those who have temporarily migrated from Bihar to fill out their forms online, using the ECINet mobile app or the voter portal. Alternatively, they can download pre-filled forms and send them to BLOs directly or through family members using WhatsApp or any other medium.
To ensure maximum coverage, special camps are being organized in 5,683 wards across 261 urban local bodies in the state.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the EC said that just over 6.8% of remaining electors in Bihar still need to submit their enumeration forms. So far, forms from 88.7% of electors have been received, with 82% already uploaded on the ECINet platform. Accounting for the 4.5% electors not found—1.6% likely deceased, 2.2% probably permanently shifted, and 0.7% enrolled at multiple locations—around 93.2% of Bihar’s voters have been covered under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar welcomed the public response to the exercise. “I thank all eligible electors of Bihar for actively participating in the much-needed cleaning of electoral rolls,” he said.
The final date for submitting enumeration forms is July 25. All forms submitted—whether or not accompanied by full documentation—will be included in the draft electoral roll for Bihar, scheduled to be published on August 1, 2025. Missing documents can be added later during the claims and objections period.
Providing an update on the SIR progress, the EC reported that around 7 crore electors have submitted their forms, with 6.5 crore uploaded on the ECINet app or portal. However, nearly 35.7 lakh electors were not found at their listed addresses. Of these, about 12.5 lakh are believed to be deceased, 17.4 lakh may have permanently shifted, and 5.8 lakh are registered in more than one location.
As of 6 pm on Wednesday, enumeration forms were yet to be received from approximately 54.1 lakh electors. The EC has urged those who have temporarily migrated from Bihar to fill out their forms online, using the ECINet mobile app or the voter portal. Alternatively, they can download pre-filled forms and send them to BLOs directly or through family members using WhatsApp or any other medium.
To ensure maximum coverage, special camps are being organized in 5,683 wards across 261 urban local bodies in the state.
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