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ECI receives nearly 14,000 public objections in Bihar voter list revision, none from political parties
Aug 12, 2025The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that nearly 14,000 claims and objections have been received from individual voters during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar. However, notably, no political party has submitted a single claim or objection since the process began on August 1.
According to the ECI, as of August 11, a total of 13,970 claims and objections have been submitted directly by electors. These relate to corrections, deletions, or inclusions in the draft rolls published earlier this month.
Despite the active involvement of over 1.6 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by various political parties across the state, not one formal submission has been made by any party regarding the draft list. The Commission confirmed this through its daily bulletins and reiterated its position on August 11.
In a press note, the ECI stated: "Twelve days into the claims and objections period, the Commission has not received a single claim or objection from any political party in Bihar."
The contrast between citizen participation and political silence has raised questions, especially given the politically sensitive nature of voter list revisions in the state.
Meanwhile, opposition leaders, particularly from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), have accused the administration of procedural lapses. RJD leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav claimed that objections were submitted at the district level but were allegedly not accepted or recorded by officials. He also alleged that Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha holds two voter ID cards — a charge yet to be addressed by the authorities.
Despite these allegations, the ECI has reported steady engagement from the public. On August 6 alone, over 3,600 claims and objections were submitted, and by August 9, the total had crossed 7,200. The number has now reached nearly 14,000, alongside over 43,000 applications from new, first-time voters.
The Commission has already begun processing the submissions, with more than 127 claims and objections resolved so far.
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