Bihar voter list released, EC publishes final data after SIR; Full details here

New Delhi: Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections 2025, the Election Commission released the state's final voter list on today on Tuesday. This list has been published after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Every voter can now check their name and details by visiting the official portal https://voters.eci.gov.in. Commission's Appeal to Voters The Commission has appealed to all eligible citizens to check their entries in the voter list. Only those voters whose names are listed in the final list will be able to exercise their right to vote. The Commission states that this time, greater use of technological tools has been made to ensure an accurate and transparent list is available to voters. ECI Rule Change: New postal ballot counting rules to be implemented from Bihar Elections What Is SIR Process? Under SIR (Special Intensive Revision), new voters' names were added, deceased and duplicate entries were removed, and the addresses of voters who had transferred were updated. Following this process, the Commission prepared the final voter list. 65.63 Lakh Voters Deleted According to Election Commission data, before the SIR began, there were a total of 78.969 million voters in Bihar. However, after the process began on June 25th and the draft list released on August 1st, the number of voters decreased to 72.45 million voters. This means that 65.63 lakh names were removed from the list during this period. Bihar voter list released: Election Commission issues final data after SIR#BiharElections #VoterList #ElectionCommission #Democracy pic.twitter.com/sZYVXu3j4y — Dynamite News (@DynamiteNews_) September 30, 2025 Objections and Claims After the draft list was released, the Commission sent notices to approximately 3 lakh people. During this period, 2.17 lakh people applied to have their names deleted, while 16.93 lakh people applied to add new names. Applications for New Voter Addition From August 1st to September 1st, 1,656,886 people applied to add new names by filling out Form 6. During the claim-objection period, 36,475 applied to add names, and 217,049 applied to remove names. Can Your Name Be Deleted From Voter List Without Notice? Further Process The processing of new applications received between September 1st and September 30th is still pending. This process will begin on 1 October, after the completion of the SIR process. Significantly, Aadhaar cards are now also accepted for name addition. Result This year's voter list is completely digital and updated. The Commission believes this will curb fraudulent voting and make the election process more transparent. This final voter list will play a decisive role in the upcoming assembly elections.