PATNA, Nov. 13 -- The Special Summary Revision (SSR) for updating electoral rolls in Bihar began on Thursday, officials said, adding that the exercise aims to enroll all eligible voters, including those who will turn 18 by January 1, 2027, into the rolls, which were last updated in September 2025 following the state's Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Bihar was the first state where the SIR took place before the 2025 state assembly polls held in October-November, 2025, which was surrounded by controversy with the Opposition parties having opposed the exercise and raised concerns over large deletions of names on account of shifted/ dead / absent categories. There were estimated 4.7 million deletions of names from the updated voters' list as per SIR conducted last year in Bihar, according to official data. A notification for of the draft rolls of the SSR was issued on Thursday by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Under the schedule, the claims and objections can be submitted from November 12 to December 12 while the disposal of the claims/objections would be disposed of by December 28. The final rolls of the updated voters' list would be published on January 4 , 2027. As per ECI guidelines issued regarding conduct of SSR in various states, the EROs ( electoral registration officers) of concerned assembly constituencies have been directed that no eligible citizen is left out while no ineligible person gets included or remains in the Electoral Roll. The ECI stated that during the SSR, CEO, DEOs, EROs will ensure that every eligible person as per Article 326 of the Constitution of India and Sections 16 and 19 of the Representation of People Act 1950, is enrolled as an elector. The ECI has directed the EROs to make maximum efforts to ensure applications are received from the following like (1) all un-enrolled eligible citizens (eligible as on 01.10.2026 or prior to this date), 2) all prospective electors (eligible as on 01.01.2027) (3) all prospective electors (eligible on three subsequent qualifying dates i.e. 1st April, 1st July, 1st October, 2027)....