Bihar SIR: People from Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar found during drive; will not be included in final voter list, says Election Commission
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday (July 13, 2025) said a large number of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found during house-to-house visits in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Bihar and the names of such people will not be included in the final voters list to be published on September 30, 2025.
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The Bihar SIR began on June 25 and the last date for submitting Enumeration Forms given by Booth Level Officers to voters is July 25, following which a draft list would be brought out on August 1. The ECI has given a list of 11 documents to be submitted as proofs along with the forms which does not include Aadhaar, EPIC or Ration Cards. However, the poll body has said that the documentary proofs can be submitted even during the claims period following the publication of the draft Electoral Rolls.
On July 10, hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the Bihar SIR, the Supreme Court had urged the ECI to consider Aadhaar, EPIC cards and Ration Cards as documentary proofs as well. The case is listed to be heard again on July 28, days before the scheduled publication of the draft voters list on August 1.
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