'Aadhaar, voter, ration cards considered only for identification': EC justifies SIR in Bihar

ECI says the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise adds to the purity of elections by weeding out ineligible persons from the electoral roll'

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India has justified its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar saying it adds to the purity of the election by "weeding out ineligible persons" from the electoral rolls.

The affidavit filed by the poll panel in a plea challenging the June 24 order directing SIR of electoral roll pan-India starting from Bihar, said despite legal concerns Aadhaar, voter card and ration card were already being considered by the commission for the limited purpose of identity during the SIR-2025 exercise.