Overview

• In Bihar’s pilot Special Intensive Revision, about 65 lakh entries were excluded in the August 1 draft as Absentee, Shifted or Dead, with claims accepted through September 1 and the final roll due September 30.
• Chief Electoral Officers have been asked to present state-wise elector counts, digitisation status, polling-station rationalisation plans, staffing and training, and suggested document lists at the Delhi conference.
• The Supreme Court directed booth-wise publication of excluded names with reasons within 56 hours, the Election Commission uploaded the data in under 48 hours, and related challenges remain before the court.
• Sources say a nationwide SIR could be rolled out simultaneously, and e InIndian Express reports January 1, 2026 as the likely qualifying date for the countrywide exercise, pending formal orders.
• Opposition parties have alleged disenfranchisement, while the Election Commission says it has not received properly filed Form-6 or Form-7 submissions from Congress-authorised agents in Bihar.