Highest additions in Magadh, most deletions in Seemanchal

42 lakh names removed from Bihar electoral rolls in EC's final list after SIR, 21.5 lakh added

- RAMASHANKAR @Patna

BIHAR'S Magadh division saw the highest number of new voters added, while the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal region reported the highest number of deletions in the final voter list released by the Election Commission on Tuesday. The list was published after a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of the coming election.

The final list now has 7.42 crore voters. Nearly 42 lakh names were removed, and 21.53 lakh new voters were added.

Earlier in August, the draft roll had shown 7.89 crore voters.

Nearly 65 lakh names were deleted during the revision, which opposition parties criticised as a hurried exercise in a poll-bound state.