The Election Commission has launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls across 12 states and UTs, covering 51 crore voters, to remove duplicate and outdated entries and ensure cleaner voter lists ahead of upcoming elections.
The Supreme Court directed the Election Commission to accept Aadhaar as the 12th identity document in Bihar’s electoral roll revision. Clarifying it is not proof of citizenship, the court stressed that only genuine citizens should be allowed to vote
The Election Commission clarified that no political party in Bihar has requested changes to the draft electoral roll since its release. However, 941 individual claims have been filed. The EC assured that no eligible voter will be excluded from the final list
