Around 32 lakh voters yet to submit enumeration forms in Bihar, says Election Commission

Around 32 lakh voters are yet to submit their Enumeration Forms in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls in Bihar, with just six days left for the July 25 deadline.

Out of 7,89,69,844 total electors, forms have been received from 90.64% voters. Around 5.27% electors have not been found at their addresses. Out of them, 1.81% have probably died; 0.95% are probably enrolled at multiple places; 2.5% have probably permanently shifted; and 0.01% are not traceable.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a statement on Saturday (July 19, 2025) that 32,23,023 Enumeration Forms are yet to be received.

The poll body said it was making all possible efforts to ensure that the remaining nearly 32 lakh electors were added to the draft Electoral Roll to be published on August 1. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have already completed over three rounds of the house-to-house visits and have established contact with the electors.

“A concerted effort by the entire electoral machinery along with yet another round of visits by the BLOs has also been started to establish contact with the remaining electors,” the ECI stated.

Nearly one lakh BLOs, four lakh volunteers, 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties and their district presidents, were working together on a mission mode to ensure the name of no eligible elector was left out from the draft Electoral Roll, the ECI said.

The ECI, through countrywide newspaper advertisements and all other possible means of communication, was informing Bihar electors who had temporarily moved to any other part of the country, in order to enrol the remaining urban electors. Special camps had also been set up in all 5,683 wards of 261 Urban Local Bodies.

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In accordance with the SIR order dated June 24, in case any name had been added by mistake or had been left out, or if there was any error in the draft Electoral Roll to be published on August 1, it could be rectified by August 30. Claims and objections could be lodged by any elector, any political party, or any BLA appointed by a political party, the ECI said.