New Delhi, July 23 (UNI) Election Commission today announced that 98.01 per cent of voters in Bihar have been covered under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
According to an official release issued here, the EC also said that so far as many as 20 lakh deceased voters have been reported, while 28 lakh of them have permanently migrated to other states.
While 7 lakh electors were found to be enrolled in more than one place, 1 lakh of them were marked untraceable, it said.
The poll panel said it has received and digitised 7.17 crore enumeration forms, accounting for 90.89 per cent of the state’s voters.
However, 15 lakh forms were not returned.
The EC also said the lists of incorrectly included electors and those who have not returned their enumeration forms were shared on July 20 with 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) nominated by district presidents of the 12 major political parties in the state, which is scheduled to have election later this year.
Bihar voters temporarily residing outside the state and not registered elsewhere can submit their forms online at https://electors.eci.gov.in, through the ECINet mobile app, or by filling a printed form, it announced.
The completed and signed printed form can be sent to the respective Booth Level Officer (BLO) via a family member or through WhatsApp, the EC document said.
Voters who have submitted their Enumeration Forms will be included in the Draft Electoral Roll, to be published on August 1, marking the end of the first phase of SIR.
In case of any discrepancies in the draft roll, voters or political parties can file objections with the concerned ERO or AERO by September 1, it added.
Eligible individuals whose names are missing can also file claims until the same date, it said urging people to participate actively in the verification process of electoral rolls.
