No change in instructions for poll roll revision in Bihar: EC

The Election Commission on Sunday said that there was “no change in instructions” for the electoral roll revision exercise being conducted in Bihar, hours after an advertisement in local papers in the morning suggested that voters can get verified even without submitting the mandatory documents.

- Anirban Guha Roy and Vrinda Tulsian

In a statement, the state chief electoral officer made it clear that while voters were required to “submit their documents anytime before July 25, 2025”, those who failed to do so would get an opportunity “during the Claims & Objections period also”.

The EC also urged people to “beware of statements being made by a few persons, who without reading the SIR order dated 24 June 2025....are attempting to confuse the public with their incorrect and misleading statements”.

The EC on June 24 issued instructions to carry out a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, in a bid to weed out ineligible names and ensure only eligible citizens are included in the electoral roll.

The advertisement on the front pages of the local papers earlier said, “If you are unable to provide the required documents, the ERO can take a decision on the basis of local investigation or other documentary evidence”, and presenting the documents will make it “easier for the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) to process the application”.

The state is due to go to polls later this year.