New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The Supreme Court, on 7 October, asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to furnish details of excluded voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar by Thursday, 9 October.

The top court's directives come a day after the Election Commission announced the schedule for Bihar assembly elections. Voting will be held in Bihar in two phases - November 6 and 11.

The results will be announced on November 14.

A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the petitions challenging the SIR exercise.

"SC asks EC to provide it with details of 3.66 lakh excluded voters from final electoral roll prepared under Bihar SIR exercise," news agency PTI said.

On 30 Septemb...