Archive · 24 Jul 2025
CEC Defends Bihar Voter Roll Revision Amid Opposition Protests
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Gyanesh Kumar, is defending a cleanup of voter lists in Bihar.
He's asking if it's right to keep dead people, those with duplicate IDs, or foreigners on the list.
Some political groups are upset, saying many voters might lose their right to vote because of this cleanup.
The Election Commission says they found a lot of voters who shouldn't be on the list.
One politician even said they might skip the next election if they think it's unfair.
The CEC believes having a clean and accurate voter list is important for fair elections and a strong democracy.
CEC Gyanesh Kumar defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Kumar questioned objections to removing dead, duplicate, or untraceable voters.
Opposition parties, led by RJD and Congress, protested the SIR exercise, alleging disenfranchisement of over 50 lakh voters.
The Election Commission stated that 56 lakh voters were found ineligible.
Tejaswi Yadav threatened to boycott elections if the SIR exercise wasn't stopped.
- Who
- CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Opposition parties
- What
- The CEC defended the Special Intensive Revision of voter lists in Bihar.
- When
- July 24, 2025
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- To ensure a fair and accurate voter list.
Opposition View
CEC/ECI View
SIR Exercise
Opposition View
Oppose SIR due to potential disenfranchisement of voters.
CEC/ECI View
Support SIR for cleaning electoral rolls.
- CEC
- Gyanesh Kumar
- SIR Exercise
- Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Opposition Parties
- RJD, Congress
- Ineligible Voters (ECI)
- 56 lakh
- Deceased Voters
- 20 lakh
- Duplicate EPICs
- 28 lakh