‘Blatantly absurd’: ADR on EC not including Aadhaar as proof for Bihar voter roll revision

‘Blatantly absurd’: ADR on EC not including Aadhaar as proof for Bihar voter roll revision

Any of the 11 documents that the poll panel has stated could be used to prove eligibility ‘are equally susceptible’ to being forged, said the non-profit.

SC to hear on Jul 28 pleas challenging EC's decision to revise Bihar electoral rolls

New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission's decision to undertake a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi is likely to take up the matter in which the EC has justified its ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying it adds to the purity of the election by "weeding out ineli…

Organized rigging being planned by removing minority voters from list in Bihar: Opposition - Kashmir Media Service

New Delhi: The issue of revision of voter lists under the controversial law Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the Indian state of Bihar has created a huge stir in the country’s politics. According to Kashmir Media Service, there is a strong protest against this law in the Indian Parliament, while the Congress and the India Alliance have indicated a boycott of the elections. The opposition says that the Modi government has turned an important i…

Bihar Faces Electoral Crisis Amid SIR Directive

By Salim Shaikh Welfare Party of India MUMBAI: An unprecedented electoral controversy erupted in Bihar following the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) directive dated June 24, 2025, which mandates a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls. According to the order, every registered voter in Bihar must reapply for inclusion in the voter list by submitting fresh proof of citizenship, within a short one-month deadline endin…