Bihar: EC to share details of 35.69 lakh 'missing' voters with political parties

The EC said that it has collected enumeration forms from 88.65 per cent of total voters whose name figured in the electoral roll as on June 24.

New Delhi: With only around 54.07 lakh or 6.85 per cent of 7.89 crore voters in Bihar left to submit their enumeration forms as part of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission said on Wednesday that it is sharing details of about 35.69 lakh voters who could not be found at their addresses with political parties.

The EC said in a statement that it has collected enumeration forms from 6.99 crore or 88.65 per cent of total voters whose name figured in the electoral roll as on June 24.

It said it could not locate around 12.55 lakh voters who are probably dead, 17.37 lakh who have permanently shifted and 5.76 lakh voters who have enrolled at multiple places.

Of the 6.99 crore enumeration forms collected, around 6.47 crore have been uploaded. As on Wednesday, 6.85 per cent voters are yet to submit their enumeration forms.

To re-verify the voters who have not been found at their addresses even after three visits of Booth Level Officers (BLO) due to death or shifting or having enrolled at more than one place, the EC said such information will be shared with district presidents of parties and around 1.54 lakh Booth Level Agents of parties from Thursday onwards, "so that exact status of such electors can be confirmed by them before July 25".

"I thank all eligible electors of Bihar for actively participating in the much needed cleaning of the electoral rolls," Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said.

All those who have submitted their enumeration forms will be included in the draft electoral roll to be published on August 1. Any voter can check the status of their enumeration form either on ECINet App or on voters.eci.gov.in.

To ensure that no eligible voter is left out, it said, special camps are also being set up in all the 5,683 wards of all 261 urban local bodies of Bihar. 

People who have temporarily migrated outside Bihar can also fill the enumeration form in online mode using their mobile phones. They may also download the pre-filled Enumeration form and share their filled forms with BLOs directly or through family via WhatsApp or any medium, it said.

Bihar SIR in numbers (Source: Election Commission of India)

Total Voters: 7,89,69,844

Enumeration Forms Received: 6,99,92,926 -- 88.65%

Enumeration Forms Uploaded: 6,47,24,300 -- 81.96%

Electors Not Found at their Addresses: 35,69,435 -- 4.5%

** Probably deceased: 12,55,620 -- 1.59%

** Probably permanently shifted: 17,37,336 -- 2.2%

** Enrolled at multiple places: 5,76,479 --0.73%

Remaining Enumeration Forms to be Received: 54,07,483 -- 6.85%

(As on July 16, 2025)