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Publish 6.5mn names deleted from Bihar rolls: SC orders EC

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August 15, 2025

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to make public, by August 19, the district-wise list of nearly 6.5 million voters whose names have been left out of Bihar's draft electoral rolls during the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, along with specific reasons for their non-inclusion, while stressing that transparency was essential to bolster public confidence and safeguard the constitutional right to vote.

- Utkarsh Anand

It has also ordered that ECI will accept Aadhaar cards from those whose names do not find place in the draft electoral rolls.

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