The official at the level of the stand checks the documents during the revision of a special investigation on the election list in the district of Araria in Bihar. File | Photo Credit: Hind
Given that there is only a day to submit applications and objections in the ongoing special intensive revision (Sir) of electoral roles in Bihar, the Indian Election Commission (ECI) said on Sunday (August 31, 2025) that 33,326 people asked for again inclusion in the voters’ list.
The proposal of election roles published 1 August included 7.24 crore people, 65 Lakh less names from the list of voters published before the start of the SIR exercise.
In an official statement, ECI said that 33,326 people claimed to be again included, while 15,32,438 applications were received from new voters who recently reached 18 years and became voting. The vote body stated that 2,07,565 objections were filed, challenging names included in the proposal of election roles.
The latest election roles will be published on 30 September 2025.
On Monday (September 1, 2025) it is scheduled for the Supreme Court to listen to Rashtriya Janata and others, looking for an extension of the deadline for submitting applications and objection to the list of proposals.
Questions of RTI unanswered
Meanwhile, in response to questions pursuant to the Law Act, the survey authority refused to provide details based on its decision to perform Sir exercises or provide a copy of the order for the last intensive revision of the election roles in 2003.
Anjali Bhardwaj’s transparency activist filed two separate RTIs with the Election Commission; In both of her answers, ECI simply shared a link to her order Sir 2025.
In the first RTI activist, she asked for a copy of any independent assessment or study or analysis on the basis of the fact that the ECI decided to launch Sir throughout the country in 2025. She was also looking for a copy of all Sir exercises, including bearers, correspondence and records that are part of the ensembles.
In her answer, ECI asked Mrs. Bhardwaj to refer to the ECI instructions of June 24, which, according to her, is “self -explaining and available” on her website and provision of link. “Furthermore, no (sic) information is available in the commission,” he said.
In the second application for RTI, Mrs. Bhardwaj requested a copy of an order or announcement that was made in 2003 by an intensive revision of the election cylinders, which in 2003 sought a copy of the instructions issued for this intensive revision in 2003, specifying the method and procedure of revisions. To be provided, among others.
ECI did not provide details required within the RTI and re -provided a link to order 24 June.
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Published – 31 August 2025 20:00
