The Election Commission has said that verification will start vigorously from August 2, 2025, onwards after the publication of the draft electoral rolls. File
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday (July 4, 2025) said that over 87% of the enumeration forms had already been distributed to nearly 1.5 crore households in Bihar as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Nearly 5% of voters have already submitted the forms.
Editorial | Careful curation: On Bihar’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
The last date for submission of the forms is July 25, 2025. In case an individual does not submit the form by that date, the applicant’s name will not figure in the draft electoral roll to be published on August 1, 2025.
House visits to continue
The first visit of the booth-level officers (BLOs) to nearly 1.5 crore households in the State was completed on Friday (July 4, 2025). Enumeration forms were given to 6,86,17,932 of the total 7,89,69,844 electors in Bihar who are enrolled as of June 24, 2025, the EC said in a statement.
“The remaining houses could be locked, or of dead electors, or of migrants or of those who may be travelling,” it added. Since the BLOs will be visiting the houses of the electors thrice during the exercise, these figures are likely to increase further.
Nearly five per cent of filled-up and signed forms — nearly 38 lakh forms — have already been received by the BLOs.
As per SIR, in order to get one’s name in the draft electoral roll to be published on August 1, 2025, the strict condition is that an elector should sign and submit the pre-printed enumeration form before July 25, 2025 along with the stipulated documents. The EC has given a list of 11 documents that can be attached to prove the applicant’s eligibility as a voter.
Final list in September
Simultaneous verification of the uploaded forms has also been started.
The poll body has said that verification will start vigorously from August 2, 2025, onwards after the publication of the draft electoral rolls. On the basis of the draft rolls, claims and objections will be received from political parties or members of the public from August 2, 2025.
The final electoral rolls will be published on September 30. Appeals can also be filed thereafter with the District Magistrate and the Chief Electoral Officer.
Published – July 04, 2025 10:47 pm IST
