The official at the level of the stand checks the documents during the special intensive revision of the electoral roles in Bihar. | Photo Credit: Hind
Migrating Bihar workers living in Bengalur are divided into whether they have to return to their native cities to fill in the list of list issued by the Electoral Commission as part of a special intensive revision (Sir) of electoral roles.
In the introduction before the elections in Bihar, which is expected to take place in November, the election commission has been carried out by voters of the verification ride, the first in 22 years.
Many bihari migrants working in the city expressed mixed reactions when the Hindu spoke to them. Most of them quoted time restrictions, travel expenses and a tiring process, although the election commissions continue to aggressively push aggressively.
In the middle of work
Guddu Kumar, a native of Chhaprus in Bihar, explained that workers usually travel after completion of contractual work usually in groups for a longer period of time. At present, however, they cannot go alone or as a group because they are in the middle of the project.
“If we leave in the middle and stay back for a long time, the current manager will not hire us again when we return. Finding a new job is a tedious task again,” Kumar said. His collaborators at the construction site agreed with him.
Ashu Raj, who works at the construction site in Ejipura, said that the return home would now be difficult because they would have to travel again after the elections and upcoming festivals.
During festivals
“Diwali and Chhath Pooja are two festivals we are always looking forward to. If we go now, it will be difficult to afford another trip soon, especially because many of us just returned in February,” said Raj. He added that some managers hold part of the salary of workers and release it only when they return home, so much currently lacks the savings needed for travel.
This was confirmed by the supplier who wanted to remain anonymous. “It is not a very common practice, but yes, some managers hold wages to ensure that workers do not leave the project halfway,” he said.
Asked if they were worried about the missing chance to vote, some workers said that the difficulty of going back and forth is not worth it. They believe and hope that this process will be available again when they return home to the festivals.
Potential consequences
Others, however, were more cautious and determined to participate in this process and feared potential consequences.
“There is an interview that the government could stop issuing rations and other basic benefits to those who do not finish Sir.
Several workers whose names were already included in the 2003 revision said that their families were able to complete the current process on behalf of their identity documents, so they did not have to travel back. However, officials did not accept documents if voters were if they were registered after 2003.
Although EC gave the opportunity to register online, most Hindu spoke saying they didn’t know about it. Some said that in Bengalur they did not have the necessary documents to complete the process online.
Published – 13 July 2025 17:59
