DC Edit | EC Must Use Bihar Lessons For Nationwide SIR Rollout
The Special Intensive Revision of the Bihar Election Roller by the Indian Election Commission produced a sacred one with the name of 7.42 Crore, reflecting the addition of 68.86 Lakh voters and 21.53 Lakh. The purpose of the exercise was to ensure that the names of all appropriate citizens were included in the election roller to enable them to use their franchisees, and no suitable voters were included in the election rolls, and also the voters bring full transparency in the process of adding or deleting voters ”. Now that the exercise is finished, to say whether EC has reached the target.
The exercise began on June 24, 2025 and 65 lakh, or did not, because they moved or died, the 7.89 Crore began with the election roll. The list published on August 1 had 7.24 Crore voters. Of these, 3.66 Lakh was not appropriate and therefore was found to be removed. And 21.53 Lakh new names added. Therefore, the final number of 7.42 Crores.
Bihar Sir exercise began at least without information for the people of the state. EC stated that everyone who has names in the 2003 election roller, where the last Sir was carried out, would protect their names. Others will have to show evidence that they are an Indian citizen to protect their names in the list, and they can do so by producing one of the 11 documents listed by the survey panel within 30 days.
Political parties, especially those in the opposition and advocacy groups, objected to the exercise carried out in such a hurry. There are many people who do not have the documents prescribed by the Commission and they will be able to take time to organize them. Then there are people living outside the state or working, which will find it hard to go home and produce them on time. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court intervened and said that EC should receive the Aadhaar card as a document, but refused to stop the process. EC said that everyone who was excluded from the exercise could record the relevant document by producing the relevant document until 10 days before the date of being nominated for the Assembly elections.
As the Supreme Court has repeatedly pointed out, EC is very good in the right to exercise a sacred election roller, which will provide free and fair elections. However, as the APEX Court insists, it should ensure that it is not an exclusion, but to have a inclusion work. In a country where people have no document to prove that people’s lakhs exist, it requires extra ordinary commitment to democratic values to ensure that every Indian citizen is part of the election exercise. A single Indian left to request a document will be a stain in the election commission, while the absence of such a complaint will prove that it is on the right path.
Now, according to Bihar Sir, the survey panel will exercise nationwide. It will benefit from democracy and democratic institutions, including EC, affecting the courses learned from the bihar exercise.
