6.81 Crore Enumeration Forms Collected: Bihar Nears Completion Of Voter Roll Overhaul

Over 90 per cent of Bihar’s electorate has been covered in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with the Election Commission pushing ahead to include all eligible voters before the publication of the Draft Electoral Roll on 1 August.

As of now, Enumeration Forms (EFs) have been collected from 6.81 crore electors out of the state’s total 7.89 crore electors — accounting for 86.32 per cent.

After excluding electors who are deceased, permanently shifted, or registered in more than one location, the drive has effectively covered 90.84 per cent of the eligible electorate.

Just 9.16 per cent electors remain to submit their forms before the 25 July deadline, according to the Election Commission.

To bridge this gap, nearly one lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will soon begin a third round of door-to-door visits, specifically targeting households where electors were not available during the earlier rounds.

The Election Commission has also ramped up efforts in urban areas, setting up special camps in all 5,683 wards across 261 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in Bihar.

Newspaper advertisement and ground-level outreach are being used to encourage timely submission of Enumeration Forms.

Voters are also being urged to submit their forms online via the ECINet App or through the portal https://voters.eci.gov.in.

The ECINet platform now enables electors not only to submit forms but also to check their 2003 electoral data and connect with their respective BLOs.

As of 6.00 pm on Tuesday (15 July), more than 6.2 crore Enumeration Forms have been uploaded on ECINet, the EC said.

A new feature allowing electors to check the status of their form submissions has also gone live.

BLOs are also being assisted by 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties, each authorised to certify and submit up to 50 EFs per day.

The Commission reiterated that these steps are aimed at ensuring no eligible urban voter is left out of the revised electoral roll.