Bihar voter roll revision was ‘imposed on us’, says JD(U) MP

The Election Commission has “no practical knowledge” of the history of Bihar and has “forcefully imposed” the revision of electoral rolls on the state’s residents, Janata Dal (United) MP Giridhari Yadav was quoted as saying by ANI on Wednesday.

The Janata Dal (United) is a key ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Yadav clarified that the statement was his opinion. “It took 10 days for me to collect all of my documents,” the MP told ANI. “My son stays in America. How will he do the signatures in just a month?”

He said that at least six months should have been given for the electoral roll revision.

“This is the truth,” he said. “If I cannot say the truth, why have I become an MP?”

#WATCH | Monsoon Session of Parliament |On SIR (Special Intensive Revision), JDU MP Giridhari Yadav, says "...Election Commission has no practical knowledge. It neither knows the history nor the geography of Bihar. It took 10 days for me to collect all the documents. My son… pic.twitter.com/nERFIX2fQq— ANI (@ANI) July 23, 2025

The revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar was announced by the Election Commission on June 24.

As part of the exercise, persons whose names were not on the 2003 voter list will need to submit proof of eligibility to vote. This means that...

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