Following the Supreme Court’s interim order to the Election Commission (EC) that those aggrieved at being left out of the draft voters’ list in Bihar should be allowed to file claims using their Aadhaar cards, Bihar Chief Electoral Officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal on Monday issued a notification to that effect.
“…All such voters, who are not included in the draft list, can get information about their entry in this list along with the reason through their EPIC number. The list related to such voters who are not included in the draft list published on 01.08.2025 has also been displayed at all block offices, panchayat offices, municipal bodies offices and polling stations, through which such voters can get information and information related to their entry along with the reason. Dissatisfied persons can submit their claim with a copy of their Aadhar card,” the Bihar CEO said in his order.
However, it is not clear whether such voters need to produce one of the 11 EC-mandated documents to get their names enrolled into the list again.
On Sunday, the Bihar CEO had published details of 65 lakh names deleted from the draft electoral rolls in the first phase of the special intensive revision (SIR).
This came after the Supreme Court, while hearing petitions against the SIR, had directed the Election Commission to publish the details of those whose names were deleted from the draft rolls and the reasons for the deletion.
Opposition parties and other activists have raised concerns over potential wrongful deletions during the SIR process. They have claimed that several people declared dead during the process, and have had their names deleted, are in fact alive.
Out of 7.89 crore voters in Bihar, 7.24 crore were enrolled in the first draft. Out of the 65 lakh names deleted from the list, 36 lakh were shown to have permanently moved elsewhere, and 22 lakh were said to be dead.
