EC flags presence of foreigners in Bihar

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has claimed that its field officials, during the house-to-house verification as part of the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, have found “a large number of people” from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar living in the poll-bound state, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

- Vrinda Tulsian

ECI officials, requesting anonymity, said that names of suspected illegal immigrants will not be included in the final electoral roll, set to be published on September 30 after a thorough verification process is completed post-August 1. “Dur-

ECI OFFICIALS SAID FINAL ELECTORAL ROLL WILL BE PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 30

ing house-to-house visits during SIR in Bihar, a large number of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found by BLOs,” an ECI official said.