The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday that it has received documentation from 99.11 percent of electors in Bihar, with seven days remaining in the Claims, Objections, and Documents period under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. As per the ECI, this equates to an average daily collection rate of approximately 1.64 percent. With the deadline set for September 1, only 0.89 percent of electors have yet to submit their documents. The Commission indicated that the document collection process is ongoing, aided by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and volunteers, and is expected to be completed ahead of schedule, similar to the previous collection of enumeration forms. In accordance with SIR orders dated June 24, the verification of documents is concurrently being conducted by 243 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and 2,976 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) throughout the state. Out of 7.24 crore electors in the draft electoral rolls, 0.16 percent of Claims and Objections have been received thus far. Ten from the Booth Level Agents (BLAs) of 12 recognized political parties in Bihar, none from non-electors of that Assembly constituency, and 1,21,143 from electors within their Assembly constituencies, as stated by the ECI. According to the ECI, a total of 3,28,847 new electors, who have reached the age of 18 years on or before July 1 or will turn 18 by October 1, have submitted Form 6 along with the required declaration. The ECI confirmed that the SIR in Bihar is progressing as planned. Decisions regarding all claims and objections, along with the verification of eligibility documents, are to be finalized by the respective EROS and AEROS by September 25. The final electoral rolls will be published on September 30 following the completion of final checks.
