BIHAR SIR Claims can be filed beyond Sept 1: EC

The Election Commission of India Monday said claims, objections and corrections in the draft electoral roll prepared in the Bihar special intensive revision (SIR) exercise can be filed beyond September 1 but the same would be considered once the electoral roll was finalised.

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According to the June 24 schedule of the poll panel for the Bihar SIR, the deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft roll ends today and the final electoral roll will be published September 30.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi noted the submission of the Election Commission (EC) which said claims and objections could be filed till the last date of nomination forms in each assembly constituency.

“As regards extension of time, a note submitted by the ECI says that filing of claims/ objections or corrections is not barred after September 1. It is stated that the claims/objections/corrections can be submitted even after the deadline, that is after September 1 and the same will be considered after the roll has been finalised,” the bench noted.