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SC Calls Bihar Electoral Roll Revision ‘Voter Friendly’, Backs 11 Document Option
The Supreme Court affirmed that Aadhaar alone cannot establish citizenship while noting over 6.5 million voter names were deleted in Bihar's electoral roll revision, Election Commission data shows.
- The Supreme Court of India is hearing pleas challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls announced on June 24, 2025.
- The revision aims to update voter lists ahead of the October-November 2025 Assembly elections but has faced opposition alleging mass exclusion and procedural lapses.
- The Court acknowledged the Election Commission's authority to include citizens and exclude non-citizens, noting Aadhaar cards are not conclusive proof of citizenship and require verification.
- According to the Election Commission, 7.24 crore people submitted forms, 6.5 million names were deleted, and some errors like 12 living persons wrongly marked deceased occurred in the draft roll published on August 1.
- The Supreme Court indicated the entire exercise could be set aside if illegality is established and highlighted concerns that the revision may reverse the burden of proving citizenship on voters.
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SC calls Bihar electoral roll revision ‘voter friendly’, backs 11 document option
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Bihar SIR row hearing LIVE: Supreme Court to resume hearing pleas challenging Election Commission’s revision of electoral rolls
The top court earlier agreed with the poll body’s decision not to accept Aadhaar and voter cards as conclusive proof of citizenship, noting that they must be supported by other documents
Social activist Yogendra Yadav presented a woman and a man in the court and claimed that they have been declared 'dead' in the draft voter list released after the SIR process in Bihar. The Election Commission (ECI) lawyer called it a 'drama' and said that if such a mistake had happened, Yogendra Yadav could have corrected it by filling an online form.
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