According to EC’s latest update, out of 7.89 crore voters in Bihar, more than 7.11 crore enumeration forms have been received, and 6.85 crore have been digitized, while nearly 41 lakh forms are still pending.
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The Election Commission has said 94.68 percent of electors in Bihar has been covered in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of date, and with six days left for the completion of the enumeration phase, the draft electoral roll is set to be published on August 1.
According to EC’s latest update, out of 7.89 crore voters in Bihar, more than 7.11 crore enumeration forms have been received, and 6.85 crore have been digitized, while nearly 41 lakh forms are still pending.
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Around 36.8 lakh voters were not found at their registered addresses, including over 12.7 lakh likely deceased, 18.1 lakh possibly permanently shifted, and 5.9 lakh enrolled in multiple locations, the poll panel said in a press note.
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Lists of such voters have been shared with district presidents of political parties and over 1.5 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs) appointed by them, the EC said.
Final electoral roll would be published on September 30, after disposing of claims and objections by September 25, the poll panel said.
Reiterating its commitment to ensuring that no eligible elector is left out in the electoral revision process in Bihar, the EC said that any elector aggrieved by a decision of the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) may appeal to the District Magistrate and the Chief Electoral Officer under Section 24 of the RP Act, 1950.
Printed and digital copies of the Final Electoral Roll will be given free of cost to all recognised political parties.
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