Archive · 6 Aug 2025
EC Receives Over 1.6 Lakh Claims on Bihar Voter Rolls
The Election Commission in India is reviewing the voter lists for Bihar.
They have received more than 160,000 requests to add or remove names.
Political parties and individual voters have submitted these requests.
The BJP has submitted the most requests.
The ECI is updating the rolls as part of a special review process called SSR 2025.
This ensures that the voter lists are accurate and up to date.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) received over 1.6 lakh claims and objections for Bihar's electoral rolls.
The claims and objections were part of the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2025.
The ECI received these from August 1st to August 6th.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) submitted the highest number of claims.
Electors also submitted claims regarding inclusion or exclusion in the rolls.
- Who
- The Election Commission, political parties (BJP, Congress, etc.), and individual electors.
- What
- The Election Commission of India received claims and objections for Bihar's electoral rolls.
- When
- Claims and objections were received between August 1st and August 6th.
- Where
- Bihar
- Why
- As part of the Special Summary Revision (SSR) 2025 to update and refine the electoral rolls.
- Total Claims/Objections
- 160,813
- Revision
- SSR 2025
- Start Date
- August 1st
- End Date
- August 6th
- BJP Claims
- 53,338
- Congress Claims
- 17,549
Sources
Delhi HC seeks ECI reply on plea for common symbol for Bihar polls
Supreme Court seeks EC reply on plea for details of 65 lakh names deleted from Bihar electoral rolls in SIR
Bihar SIR: Supreme Court seeks EC reply on deletion of 65 lakh names from electoral roll
SC asks EC for details of Bihar's 65 lakh deleted voters
Bihar: 7 BLOs suspended over negligence during revision of electoral rolls
