Missed Bihar Voter Roll Revision Deadline? How You Can Still File Claims, Objections, Name Addition Pleas

Final Up to date:September 04, 2025, 01:25 IST

The method of amassing Kinds 6, 7, and eight will proceed until the final date of nomination for the meeting polls, stated an Election Fee official

Nevertheless, such functions could not determine within the ultimate rolls slated for publication on September 30. (Representational photograph)

Those that missed the September 1 deadline to submit claims and objections for inclusion or correction in Bihar’s draft voter record can nonetheless apply till the final date of nomination submitting for the upcoming elections—the schedule of which is but to be introduced. Nevertheless, such functions could not determine within the ultimate rolls slated for publication on September 30.

Explaining this, a ballot physique official informed News18 that the voter record replace is a steady course of. However earlier than any election, the record is frozen on the final date of nominations. That can also be the cut-off time for brand spanking new voter functions.

Part 23 of the Illustration of the Individuals Act, 1950, gives that no addition, deletion, modification, or transposition of any entry within the electoral rolls of a constituency might be made after the final date for nominations for an election in that constituency and earlier than the completion of that election.

Names submitted after September 1 could not seem within the September 30 publication, however will nonetheless be added to the electoral rolls used for polling as soon as the record is frozen on the final date of nominations

Below the particular intensive revision (SIR) underway in Bihar, July 25 was the final date for type submission, whereas the draft electoral roll was revealed on August 1. The formal claims and objections window closed on September 1.

What was the Sept 1 deadline for?

Voters have to fill out Type 6 for brand spanking new voter addition, Type 7 for deletion requests, and Type 8 for corrections. These types are verified earlier than adjustments are made within the record.

“The method of amassing Kinds 6, 7, and eight will proceed until the final date of nomination. Nevertheless, the deadline was essential in order that work on finalising the voter record may very well be began,” the official defined, requesting anonymity.

On being requested why there was a deadline when the method would proceed anyway, the official defined that the cut-off helps them cowl many of the inhabitants early.

“As soon as the ultimate record is revealed, solely a smaller fraction—just a few thousand to some lakh voters—stay for inclusion,” the official stated.

This apply is adopted earlier than each election, not simply through the SIR, the official identified. The roughly 30-day hole between the shut of claims and objections and the discharge of the ultimate record is used to scrutinise functions.

“The goal is to cowl each eligible voter, and we’ll try this earlier than the elections. These submitting the declare and objection past September 2 will seem within the final record that will probably be launched after the roll is frozen submit compilation of nomination, if not on the September 30 record,” the official added.

65 lakh names deleted

Bihar had 7.89 crore voters as of June 24, which dropped to 7.24 crore after 65 lakh names—of these lifeless, migrated, or enrolled at a number of locations—have been deleted.

The time period of the Bihar meeting is ending in November, and elections are prone to be held earlier than that.

For many who have but to use for identify addition, replace, or correction, the ballot physique urges them to submit the request quickly and never look ahead to the final date, as scrutiny and corrections take time.

Nivedita Singh

Nivedita Singh is an information journalist and covers the Election Fee, Indian Railways and Ministry of Highway Transport and Highways. She has almost seven years of expertise within the information media. She tweets @nived…Learn Extra

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