Assembly elections in Bihar are near and this time the Election Commission is fully resorting to technology. A special revision of the voter list is going on in the state before the election and the final voter list is going to be released on 30 September 2025. After this, people whose name will be recorded in the voter list will be given a new, digital and advanced voter card. If you have not made your voter card yet or you are a new voter, then this time is absolutely right. You can make your voter card made by applying very easily and this time the card will not be limited to paper or plastic, but will also be found in digital form. In such a situation, let us know that if your voter card is not yet made, then in which easy way can you get it before Bihar election.

What is E-EPIC?

E-EPIC is a digital voter card that will be in a secure PDF format. It will have a special QR code which will include your information like the name of the voter, serial number, part number, date of birth, address and other basic information. You can show it in your mobile or computer and show it if needed anywhere. If you ever forget the physical voter card, then your work will also be done with E-EPIC. The purpose of making it is that for some time, it has been seen that fake voting, duplicate voter cards and misinformation cards cause great problems. To prevent this, the Election Commission is now issuing new and updated voter cards, it will have a new photo, updated information and this card will also be available in digital form.

If the voter card is not made yet, then apply

1. To make voter cards before Bihar election, first go to the NVSP website or the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar.

2. Register with mobile number and email ID or if you already have an account then login.

3. After this, select the option of New Registration for General Electors (Form-6).

4. Fill your complete information in the form, such as name, date of birth, gender, address and necessary documents.

5. After submitting the form, you will get a reference number, so that you can track the status online.

6. Your document and form will be examined through Booth Level Officer (BLO) in your area.

7. If all the information is found correct, your voter card will be ready and sent to your house.

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There is a lot of uproar at the screening of the voter list in Bihar. Today the case was heard in the Supreme Court. In which the Supreme Court says that it does not have any problem with any such step of the Election Commission, but the problem is about its timing. The Supreme Court says that there is an argument in the step of the Election Commission to get special intensive revision of the voter list, but the question has been raised on time about this exercise to be held shortly before the assembly elections. During this, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia has said that there is no problem in your process, but the problem is of time. Because people who can be removed from the list will not have time to appeal. Now also know what the Election Commission sees in the voter list revision and how the names of the people are cut.

What does Election Commission see in voter list revision

The job of the Election Commission is to update the voter list along with voting. If someone has died or someone has changed the area, then his name is removed from the list. If someone is 18 years old, then his name is added to the voting list. The Election Commission conducts special brief revision before every election. However, during this time, people whose name is already in the voter list, they do not have to show any paper. But this time it was decided to revise special intensive revision in Bihar, which took place in 2003, 22 years ago.

Who will not have to show documents in revision

Article 326 of the Constitution explains the eligibility of the voters. All eligible people will be involved in this revision. The Commission will follow the voter list website for the year 2003. Any person who is included in the voter list of 1 January 2003, will be considered valid from the primary point of view under Article 326 of the Constitution. These people do not need to deposit or show paper. About 4.96 crore voters included in this list will be facilitated in removing the respective parts attached with the calculation form for intensive revision of the voter list.

Why name will be cut from voter list

When there is a revision in the voting list, the fake voters that are, obviously their name will be cut off from the list. In this list, those who have falsely added names will be identified and all the fake voters will be removed. This number can be in thousands. The thing to see here is that in 1995, the Supreme Court gave a verdict, which said that whose name is included in the voter list, it cannot be removed. In such a situation, people say that this is being violated by the Supreme Court’s decision.

How to cut the name from the voter list

It is possible to remove the names of voters from the voting list. But for this the process has to be followed. A draft notification in the name of voters is issued by the Electoral Registration Officer. After the draft is released, the voter of the concerned area objected to any name and can apply to remove it from the voting list. This list is sent to all political parties. Form-7 plays an important role in this. If an electoral registration officer wants to tell that the name of a voter should not be included in the election list of that area for any reason, for that he has to register an objection through Form-7 first. The first notice is sent to the name of whose name is being cut. When the notice is not replied, the name is cut off from the list.

What is the loophole to remove fake voters from the voting list in Bihar?

All the fake voters in the voting list revision going to be held in Bihar, who will not be able to prove their Indian citizenship by showing documents, all the names of them will be cut and it will be assumed that they were fake voters. This number can be in thousands. In such a situation, the loophol is that there is a fear of cutting the names of many real voters.

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