Bihar SIR: Eight more days are left for the last date of submission of the filled Enumeration Forms (EFs) in the ongoing Bihar SIR. Out of the 7,89,69,844 electors in Bihar, EFs of 6,81,67,861 or 86.32% have been collected.
Accounting for the deceased, permanently shifted and people enrolled in more than one place, the EF collection phase of the SIR has covered 90.84% of the nearly 7.9 crore strong electorate in Bihar. Only 9.16% electors remain to submit their filled EFs before the July 25 deadline.
The commission said that the BLO conducted a survey twice by going door to door. It was found that 1.59% i.e. 10 lakh 50 thousand 468 voters have died.
Names of 29 lakh 86 thousand 237 people will be deleted from voter list
At the same time, 2.2% i.e. about 14 lakh 53 thousand 478 people were not found by the BLO. It was told that they have gone to another place forever.
Apart from this, 0.73 percent, i.e. 4 lakh 82 thousand 290 people were found to be registered at two places. If we look at these three categories together, then the total number of names of 29 lakh 86 thousand 237 people will be deleted from the voter list.
The Election Commission has said that there are still about 11 days left. The Commission is trying to ensure that no eligible voter of the state is left out. Information is also being given to those who have moved out of Bihar through newspapers, social media, calls and direct conversation.
Special camps established in all the wards of` all Urban Local Bodies
A report by ECI said the Commission wants everyone to fill their form on time, so that their name can be published in the upcoming draft voter list. This list will be released on August 1.
Special camps have been established in all the 5,683 wards of` all 261 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Bihar and newspaper advertisements issued to ensure that the remaining electors fill their EFs well in time and have their names also included in the Draft ER to be published on August 1, 2025.
Such electors are also being encouraged by the BLOs to fill up their forms online (as per para 3(d) of SIR guidelines) using their mobile phones through the ECINet App or through the online form on https://voters.eci.gov.in.
Uploading of forms on ECINet has picked up
Through ECINet, the electors can also fill their EFs online and also search for their names in the 2003 ER wherever applicable. The electors can also connect with their election officials, including their BLOs using the ECINet App. Uploading of forms on ECINet has further picked up with over 6.20 crore Enumeration Forms uploaded in the platform as at 6.00 PM on Tuesday. A new module to check status of submission of their EFs will be live tonight on https://voters.eci.gov.in