Bihar SIR: Over 65 lakh voters not included in draft rolls; Patna, East Champaran, Madhubani top list | India News

NEW DELHI: More than 65 lakh names had been not noted of Bihar’s draft electoral rolls, in response to the Election Commission (EC), following a month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) train. The EC stated Patna alone accounts for the best variety of lacking voters, with 3.95 lakh names not included, adopted by East Champaran, Madhubani and Gopalganj with 3 lakh voters, information company PTI reported. The new draft rolls had been launched on Friday, kicking off a course of throughout which residents can file claims and objections till 1 September.

The EC stated Bihar had 7.93 crore registered voters earlier than the SIR started in June, however no ultimate tally for the revised rolls has been disclosed. According to EC information, 7.23 crore voters submitted enumeration varieties throughout the train. Around 35 lakh had been discovered to have completely migrated or had been untraceable, 22 lakh had been reported useless, and seven lakh had been registered in multiple constituency. Another 1.2 lakh voters didn’t submit varieties in any respect.The course of concerned 77,895 polling centres throughout the state, supervised by 243 Electors Registration Officers and almost 3,000 assistant EROs. More than 1.60 lakh booth-level brokers and different volunteers had been concerned in the data-gathering operation, which required voters to return signed enumeration varieties together with id paperwork, both bodily or on-line.The EC has not printed a consolidated statewide list, however voters can confirm their standing on the official web site. District magistrates have shared draft rolls with political occasion representatives in districts similar to Supaul, Nawada, Darbhanga, and Jamui. Assembly elections in Bihar are due later this 12 months.The SIR has drawn sharp criticism from opposition events, who allege that the mass exclusions serve to learn the ruling NDA. Petitions had been filed in the Supreme Court, which remarked earlier this week that the train ought to end result in “en masse inclusion and not en masse exclusion.”Meanwhile, Parliament witnessed heated scenes over the SIR situation. The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Friday amid loud protests by opposition members demanding a dialogue on the EC’s transfer. Congress chief Jairam Ramesh claimed a “paramilitary takeover” after safety personnel reportedly blocked MPs from getting into the nicely of the House. Deputy chairman Harivansh denied requests for dialogue, citing that the matter is sub judice, which solely intensified the standoff.