Bihar Voter List Shrinks by 47 Lakh to 7.42 Crore After EC’s Special Intensive ...
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[*]Bihar’s electoral roll has been reduced by 47 lakh voters, from 7.89 crore to 7.42 crore, after a Special Intensive Revision by the Election Commission.
[*]The EC attributes nearly 99% of deletions to deaths, migration, and duplicate entries; 21.53 lakh new voters were added during the process.
The total number of electors in poll-bound Bihar has dropped by nearly 47 lakh—from 7.89 crore to 7.42 crore—following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, according to the final electoral roll published on Tuesday by the Election Commission (EC).
Nearly 99 per cent of the deletions were due to deaths, permanent migration and duplicate entries, sources told The Indian Express. In the Supreme Court, the Election Commission had defended its authority to seek proof of citizenship and justified placing the burden of proof on electors.
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A Confrontation Between the Institutional Foundations Of Democracy
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