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A riddle in Election Commission's roll revision in Bihar: 'Missing' voters
As the SIR drive nears its end and a fresh electoral roll is set to be published, questions remain over the fate of millions of voters
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It remains to be seen whether the SIR, when it concludes at the end of this week, and the fresh electoral roll that is published on August 1
Ever since the Election Commission (EC) rolled out its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive in Bihar, millions across the poll-bound state have scrambled to gather one of 11 official documents that the poll body has asked them to furnish. The sweeping exercise, the EC says, is to update and “cleanse” the electoral rolls. It is aimed at tackling longstanding issues in the voter lists — illegal immigrants, underreported deaths, and frequent migration of domiciled citizens.
Critics, including former EC officials, and also citizens’ groups who petitioned the Supreme Court, have argued that the SIR’s “narrow” criteria and “poor timing” could
