Ahead of Bihar polls, EC plans house-to-house survey for electoral roll

BEFORE THIS, SUCH INTENSIVE AND RIGOROUS REVISION OF THE ELECTORAL ROLLS WAS DONE IN 2004, AN EC OFFICIAL SAID

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India is planning to conduct an "intensive house-to-house verification" of the voters' list in Bihar ahead of the assembly polls due in the state later this year, officials said on Sunday.

Concerns have been raised by various civil society organisations, political parties and others persistently over the inclusion or deletion of names in the electoral rolls, the officials said.

"To ensure the system is completely robust and error-free, the ECI is considering an intensive house-to-house verification during the upcoming electoral roll revision before the Bihar Assembly polls," an EC official familiar with the matter said requesting anonymity.

Such an intensive and rigorous revision of the electoral rolls has been done in the past as well with the last such exercise undertaken in 2004, the official said.