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Bihar Voter List Revision: Opposition parties have described the amendment in the voter list of the Election Commission in Bihar as arbitrary and unconstitutional. The petitions filed on their behalf will be heard in the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10, 2025). Those who filed the petition against the Election Commission include the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), Yogendra Yadav, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and some other political parties.
Assembly elections are going to be held in Bihar in October-November. General amendments have been made in the voter list in India earlier also. However, Mahua Moitra and others believe that this SIR, as notified, is being done for the first time in the country, where all voters are being asked to prove their eligibility again.
What is special intensive revision (SIR)?
The Election Commission (EC) announced a special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists on 24 June. Its declared objective is to include all eligible voters and remove all ineligible voters. The Commission has justified this process, quoting rapid urbanization and migration, recently 18 years old or not able to register earlier, citing low reporting of people and low reporting of deaths. It has also been asked to become voters of foreign illegal migrants, which are necessary to be removed.
What is the allegation of opposition parties?
Opposition parties have alleged that a large number of eligible people may be out of the list due to lack of some documents from this matter. The Election Commission aims to draft the voter list by August 1, after which objections and investigations will be done. The Election Commission has claimed that more than 57 percent of the current 7.9 percent of the voters have submitted new calculation forms, which will now be investigated.
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