**Summary:**
The Election Commission announced the near completion of the first phase of the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of the Bihar Electoral Roll on July 23, 2025, with the aim to ensure that no eligible elector is left out and no ineligible person is included. As of July 23, 2025, the SIR process has covered 98.01% of electors. Key findings include reports of approximately 20 lakh deceased electors, 28 lakh permanently migrated electors, 7 lakh electors enrolled at multiple locations, 1 lakh untraceable electors, and 15 lakh electors who have not returned their enumeration forms. Forms have been received and digitized from 7.17 crore electors, representing 90.89% of the total.
Lists of incorrectly included electors and those who have not returned enumeration forms were shared with 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) nominated by District Presidents of 12 major political parties in Bihar on July 20, 2025. Bihar electors temporarily residing outside the state can submit forms online via https://electors.eci.gov.in, the ECINet mobile app, or by sending a scanned printed and signed form to their respective Booth Level Officer (BLO) or a family member. Electors can confirm form submission at https://electors.eci.gov.in/homeenumFormTrack. The Election Commission has sent SMS messages to electors with provided mobile numbers.
The Draft Electoral Roll will be published on August 1, 2025, upon completion of the first phase of SIR. Objections regarding inclusions or claims for omissions can be filed with the concerned Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) or Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) of the respective Assembly Constituency by September 1, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
District Presidents: Leaders at the district level of the 12 major political parties of Bihar.
Election Commission: The organization responsible for overseeing and conducting elections. In this context, it is conducting SIR of electoral roll.
Bihar: A state in India where the electoral roll revision is taking place.
Electoral Roll: The official list of eligible voters for a specific geographic area. The document refers to the revision of the Bihar Electoral Roll.
Booth Level Agents: Representatives nominated by political parties to assist with the electoral process at the booth level.
ECINet: A mobile application developed by the Election Commission for electors.
Draft Electoral Roll: A preliminary version of the electoral roll that is published for review and objection.
Assembly Constituency: A territorial division or district represented by an elected official. The ERO/AERO of the assembly constituency is mentioned.
Election Commission
First phase of SIR of the 24 June 2025 Bihar
Electoral Roll nearing completion
Aim: No eligible Elector to be left out, and no
ineligible person to be included
Posted On: 23 JUL 2025 5:31PM by PIB Delhi
Facts revealed till 23 July 2025
98.01% Electors have been covered
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20 lakh deceased Electors reported
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28 lakh permanently migrated Electors reported
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7 lakh Electors found enrolled at more than one place
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1 lakh Electors untraceable
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15 lakh Electors’ Forms not returned
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7.17 crore Electors’ Forms (90.89%) received and digitised
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In the first phase of Bihar SIR, the lists of all primarily incorrectly included electors, and those who have not
yet returned their Enumeration Forms have been shared, on 20th July, with 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents
(BLAs) nominated by District Presidents of all 12 major political parties of Bihar.
2. Bihar electors who are currently temporarily residing outside the state, and have not registered as electors
elsewhere, can fill their form through any of the following methods:
They can fill out their form online at https://electors.eci.gov.in or through the ECINet mobile app, or take
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a printout of the form.
They can fill and sign the printed form and send it to their BLO through a family member, or
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They can fill and sign their printed form and send the printed form to BLOs’ mobile via WhatsApp.
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3. The names of electors who have submitted the Enumeration Form will be included in the Draft Electoral
Roll. Electors can confirm the submission of their forms at https://electors.eci.gov.in/home/enumFormTrack#.
The Commission has sent SMS messages to all such electors whose mobile numbers are given in the
Enumeration Forms.
4. On August 1, 2025, at the completion of the first phase of SIR, the Draft Electoral Roll will be published. If
there is any error in the Draft Electoral Roll, any elector or political party can file an objection regarding the
inclusion of the name of any proposed elector with the concerned ERO or AERO of that Assembly
Constituency by September 1, 2025. Similarly, if any eligible person does not find their name in the Draft
Electoral Roll, they can file their claims up to 1 September 2025.
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