Overview

• The Election Commission reports that 87% of Bihar’s nearly 8 crore voters have received enumeration forms in the Special Intensive Revision launched June 24 with a July 25 deadline
• Opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav enforced a statewide bandh on July 9, blocking roads and railways in Patna, Maner, Jehanabad and Darbhanga to protest alleged disenfranchisement of migrants, Dalits and other vulnerable groups
• Violent clashes broke out as RJD and CPM workers burned tyres on NH-30 and halted services on major rail corridors, prompting heavy police deployments
• Eight opposition parties, NGOs and activists have filed petitions urging the Supreme Court to stay the revision, arguing its strict documentation requirements violate constitutional voting rights
• The Election Commission insists the door-to-door drive is a routine, legally mandated update and urges voters to submit required proofs by July 25 or during the claims-and-objections period