Bihar Polls 2025: ECI Says Draft Electoral Rolls To Be Published Online At 3 PM Today

Election Commission of India said that the draft electoral rolls will also be available online for public access from 3 pm onward.

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The Election Commission of India on Friday said that it has begun distributing the draft electoral rolls for all 243 assembly constituencies and over 90,000 polling stations in Bihar to all political parties of the state.

The rolls, distributed through 38 district collectors, will also be available online for public access from 3 pm onwards, ECI added.

"Draft Electoral Rolls for Bihar, covering each of the 243 assembly constituencies and 90,817 polling stations, are being shared with all political parties by the 38 District Collectors at 11 AM today, i.e 1 August 2025. Draft Electoral Rolls are also being published on the website at 3 PM today," the Election Commission of India said.

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Earlier, the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Gyanesh Kuma said that the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar and 243 Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) will also be inviting any elector of that assembly constituency or any recognised political party in Bihar to come forward and give claims and objections from Aug 1 to Sep 1, 2025 for adding names of any missing eligible elector, removing names of any ineligible elector or correction of any entry in the draft electoral rolls.

The Election Commission had said on Sunday that out of 7.89 crore registered voters in Bihar, over 7.24 crore electors have submitted their enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held from June 24 to July 25, reflecting a 91.69 per cent participation rate.

The Commission described the SIR as a "massive and successful citizen participation effort" across the state, aimed at enhancing the accuracy of the electoral rolls ahead of upcoming assembly elections.

The Election Commission said that the enumeration exercise was launched to verify and update voter records across all 38 districts of Bihar.

Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has also revealed that approximately 35 lakh electors are either untraced or have permanently migrated from their registered addresses.

The Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 are likely to take place in October or November. While the Election Commission of India has not yet announced the official dates, the polls must be conducted before the current Assembly’s term concludes on November 22, 2025.

(With ANI Inputs)