EC gets 1.9 lakh requests to delete names from Bihar draft voter list, less than 30,000 for addition

The Election Commission on Saturday said it had received 1.97 lakh objections seeking deletion of names and 29,872 applications for inclusion under the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar.

The deadline to file additional documents and claims and objections to the draft rolls is Monday.

The draft voter list published on August 1 showed that 65.6 lakh names had been removed. Of these, 22 lakh were due to deaths, 36 lakh were of people who had permanently shifted or were untraceable and seven lakh were duplicate entries.

On Saturday, the poll panel said that 13.3 lakh first-time voters have applied for registration since August 1, which could take the final electoral list beyond the 7.24 crore names in the draft, the Hindustan Times reported.

According to the Election Commission, 99.11% of electors have so far submitted documents for verification.

Separately, booth-level agents of political parties have filed 25 claims regarding inclusion and 103 regarding exclusion.

The final list will be published on September 30.

The revision of the electoral rolls in Bihar was announced by the Election Commission on June 24, ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar scheduled to be held in October-November.

As part of the exercise, persons whose names were not on the 2003 voter list needed to submit proof of eligibility to vote.

Voters born before July 1, 1987, were required...

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