Bihar adds 1.4 million voters after roll revision
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Officials in Bihar, India, added 1.4 million names to the electoral roll in the year following a special intensive revision completed September 30th.
The current roll, updated October 1st, now includes 75.5 million voters, an increase from the 74.1 million registered after the initial revision. Approximately 1.87 million people applied for inclusion on the rolls using Form 6, and 1.4 million of those applications were approved.
The increase in registered voters typically happens during election years, whether for national, state, or local elections, as people seek to participate in the democratic process. These new voters include people rejoining the rolls, new citizens, and young people registering for the first time. Bihar saw similar increases in voter numbers during the 2023-24 Lok Sabha elections and the 2024-25 assembly polls, with increases of 4.19 million and 4.14 million voters respectively.
The process of adding voters involves verification by booth-level officers, who check documents and flag potential duplicates using software linked to the Election Commission of India. Recently, the Election Commission removed a significant number of names from the rolls, 6.56 million, due to deaths, relocation, and duplicate entries, before adding back voters who successfully submitted claims. The Bihar CEO’s office is now preparing a campaign to identify and enroll additional first-time and previously excluded voters.
