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Rajya Sabha in Turmoil Over Bihar SIR Exercise
- The Rajya Sabha faced repeated adjournments and protests on July 28, 2025, over the contentious Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls.
- The SIR order issued on June 24 initiated this extensive revision aiming to update voter lists before Bihar's expected Assembly polls in October-November 2025.
- By July 27, over 91% of Bihar’s 7.89 crore electors submitted enumeration forms, but about 65 lakh names from the July 2025 list may be excluded from the draft roll due to duplication, migration, or death.
- The Election Commission emphasized that the August 1 draft roll is not final, highlighted a month-long Claims and Objections period, and questioned protests by asking, "why are they creating such a big fuss now?"
- The exercise’s outcome could affect electoral participation, as opposition parties claim disenfranchisement risks and political targeting, while the EC maintains efforts to include all eligible voters.
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Rajya Sabha in Turmoil Over Bihar SIR Exercise
Rajya Sabha in Turmoil Over Bihar SIR Exercise The Rajya Sabha experienced significant disruptions on Monday as Opposition MPs vehemently protested against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar. Persistent demands for a debate on the issue led to repeated adjournments throughout the session.The Upper House first stalled its meeting minutes after it convened at 11 am, resuming at noon only to face further protests from the Opposi…
28 petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission regarding the Voter List Review (SIR) process in Bihar. NGOs and leaders have called it non-transparent and a way of taking away voting rights. The Commission has given an affidavit and called the process legal and transparent. Now the issue will be heard in the court today.
7.24 cr forms received in Bihar, EC to publish draft roll on Aug 1
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) asserted on Sunday that the draft electoral roll to be published in Bihar is not the final voters’ list, saying a month’s time will be available to include eligible electors and exclude those ineligible. The draft roll is scheduled to be published on August 1 and the final roll on September 30. The poll panel also said at the end of the month-long first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Biha…
Bihar SIR row: Supreme Court asks EC to accept Aadhaar, voter ID as valid documents - OrissaPOST
New Delhi: Observing there should be “en masse inclusion” instead of “en masse exclusion” in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters’ list in poll-bound Bihar, the Supreme Court Monday asked the Election Commission to continue accepting Aadhaar and voter ID documents. Underscoring the “presumption of genuineness” of the two documents, the top court also refused to stay the publication of the draft electoral roll in Bihar. The draf…
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