Despite appointing over 1.6 lakh booth-level agents (BLAs), only nine objections have been filed by political parties, with the CPI(ML) Liberation being the sole party to raise concerns.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it has received a total of 1,62,740 claims and objections regarding the draft electoral rolls in Bihar so far.
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.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday said as of today, 89.7 per cent of the existing electors in Bihar have submitted their Enumeration Forms to be included in the draft Electoral Roll, which is set to be published on August 1.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Friday noted that following the Supreme Court's recent order the Election Commission will now have to include the EPIC, Aadhar cards, and Ration Cards as proof for voter registration in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) is making significant headway in updating and verifying the electoral rolls in Bihar through its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) initiative, the poll panel said in a press note on Saturday.
