Overview

• The Election Commission plans to launch the verification exercise before its scheduled Bihar visit in the next two weeks.
• It will be the first intensive household audit of electoral rolls since 2004 to resolve long-standing accuracy concerns.
• Booth-level officers will undergo targeted training and carry official identity cards to conduct systematic household checks.
• In 2024, over 3.15 crore updates—driven by migration, corrections, new voters and removals of deceased or ineligible entries—highlighted the need for robust revision.
• Allegations from Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena leaders that voter data was tampered to benefit the BJP have intensified calls for stricter oversight.