election panel makes public 6.5mn deleted names from Bihar voter roll
PATNA, Aug. 19 -- Following the Supreme Court directive to the Election Commission to publish the deleted names by August 19 and file a compliance report by August 22, the EC on Monday came out with the names of absentee, shifted and dead (ASD) electors list in all the districts of the state.
The EC has said that 65 lakh people were removed from the draft electoral rolls published as part of the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise. The EC published the names of 'ASD' (Absentee, Shifted, and Dead) voters across polling booths, and also online as directed by the apex court, said a release issued by CEO Bihar, Vinod Singh Gunjiyal.
According to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Bihar, ASD lists have been displayed at polling booths in all districts.
A statement issued by Bihar CEO Vinod Singh Gunjiyal said, "In light of the interim order passed by the Supreme Court on August 14, 2025... it is hereby notified that the list of such electors whose names were included in the Electoral Roll of the year 2025 (before the draft publication) but are not included in the draft roll published on August 1, 2025, along with reasons (Deceased/Permanently Shifted/Absent/Repeated Entry), has been published on the websites of the Chief Electoral Officer, Bihar, and all District Election Officers of the State of Bihar." All such electors, whose names are not included in the draft roll, may obtain information about their entry and the reasons thereof by using their EPIC number in the published list, he said....
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