Of the electors (3686971) not found at their addresses, 1816306 are those who have ‘probably permanently shifted’. Such electors are 2.3% of the total electors in the state. Another big number is 1271414 (1.61%) which is of such electors who have probably died
Bhopal: More than 36 lakh voters were not found at their addresses so far in Bihar during a special intensive revision (SIR) of voters lists, initiated by Election Commission of India (ECI) amid vociferous protest by Opposition parties.
As has been claimed by the ECI, as many as 94.68% electors in the state have been covered in the SIR while 7 days are left to complete the revision process.
#BiharSIR: 94.68% Electors covered; 7 days left
✅ List of Forms which could’nt be collected being shared with political parties
✅ Full 1-month for political parties/electors to rectify Draft Electoral Roll after its publication on Aug 1
Read more : https://t.co/SMxZ1Tnm4T pic.twitter.com/tgeV7hJahj
— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) July 18, 2025
As per Press Information Bureau (PIB), the number of electors not found at their addresses so far is 36,86,971 which accounts for 4.67% of the total voters in the state.
Of the electors (3686971) not found at their addresses, 1816306 are those who have ‘probably permanently shifted’. Such electors are 2.3% of the total electors in the state. Another big number is 1271414 (1.61%) which is of such electors who have probably died.
Similarly, of the 3686971 electors not found at their addresses 592273 electors (0.75%) have been identified as those who are enrolled at multiple places in the voters’ lists. The remaining 6978 electors (0.01%) voters are not traceable, as per the ECI as shared by the PIB in an official release.
The PIB release states, “Electoral registration officers (EROs) will publish the draft electoral roll on August 1, 2025 and invite suggestions/inputs for correction of any entry in the draft electoral roll.”
In accordance with the SIR order (page 2, para 7) dated June 24, 2025, a full one month will be given to political parties and public to point out requirement of any correction, or propose inclusion of any left-out names.
For this, printed and digital copies of the draft electoral roll will be given to the recognised political parties free of cost and will be posted on the ECI website for the public. Therefore, the public may remain assured that no eligible elector will be left out, claims the PIB release.
As per the release, lists of electors who are probably deceased, permanently shifted, have enrolled at multiple places or have not returned enumeration forms (EFs) even after multiple visits of booth level officers (BLOs), are now also being shared with district presidents of political parties/1.5 lakh booth level agents (BLAs) appointed by them, to ascertain the exact status of each such elector before July 25, 2025.
As per the SIR order, each of the more than 1.5 lakh BLAs can submit up to 50 forms a day after certifying them. “This step is in line with the ECI’s commitment that no eligible elector is left out”, states the release.
“After disposing claims and objections till September 25, 2025, the final electoral roll will be published on September 30, 2025”, states the PIB release.
“Printed and digital copies of the final electoral roll will again be given free of cost to all recognised political parties and will be published on the ECI website. Any elector aggrieved by any decision of the ERO may appeal to the district magistrate and the chief electoral officer thereafter under section 24 of the Representation of People Act, 1950”, states the release.
