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Supreme Court Orders EC to Submit Data on 3.66 Lakh Excluded Bihar Voters by Oct. 9

The deadline aims to advance judicial scrutiny of Bihar’s rapid voter roll overhaul ahead of the November assembly polls.

Overview

  • Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi adjourned the case to October 9 after directing the Election Commission to file the exclusion details.
  • The Election Commission told the court that no excluded voter has filed a complaint or appeal so far and said most additions are first‑time voters.
  • Bihar’s final roll now lists about 7.42 crore electors with roughly 21.53 lakh additions and around 65 lakh deletions, according to the state CEO.
  • Opposition parties have challenged the Special Intensive Revision, the first since 2003, alleging disenfranchisement, while the EC says it removed dead, duplicate or migrated entries.
  • Voting is scheduled in two phases on November 6 and 11, with results for the 243-seat Assembly due on November 14.