Election Commission of India

The Election Commission confirmed all 941 objections in the Bihar SIR voter list revision came from individuals. Political parties, including Congress and RJD, did not file a single claim despite their large field presence.

Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that his name is missing in the draft Bihar electoral list published on 1st August, 2025, but actually his name appears in the list

The Election Commission on Friday used very strong words to refute Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of large-scale voter fraud.

The Election Commission has flagged major issues in Bihar's voter list, identifying 18 lakh deceased voters, 26 lakh who have shifted, and 7 lakh duplicates. The move has triggered political backlash, with the Opposition calling it an attempt to remove genuine voters.

Kapil Sibal claimed that government has to prove that a person is illegal is immigrant, and the person does not have to proof citizenship, a wrong claim

The Supreme Court allowed the ECI to continue the SIR in Bihar, but asked to consider Aadhaar, voter ID cards, and ration cards as valid documents during the verification drive.

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned the timing of the Election Commission's special revision of the Bihar voter list ahead of elections. It asked why the process wasn’t done earlier and whether voter ID and Aadhaar are being wrongly rejected.

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary has said that on average, 26 thousand to 28 thousand applications were coming to Kishanganj for a residence certificate every month from January to May in 2025. He said that as soon as the process of the Election Commission started, this number increased rapidly.

The ECI has dismissed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's allegations of irregularities in Bihar's voter list revision as baseless.

As opposition parties continue to raise concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), which is to be carried out in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said it is a general practice to update the voter list before every election as a part of the law.