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The Election Commission stated no Bihar voters complained about the Special Intensive Revision, asserting only Delhi petitioners raised concerns against the SIR.
The bench asked the high court to hear the Shree Nagar Ram Lila Mahtosav on the next date of hearing, along with other stakeholders and submit a proposal for another site. (File)
The Election Commission on Tuesday said that it has not received any complaint from voters of Bihar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), but only people in Delhi are concerned, in an attack on petitioners against the SIR.
The poll body said that the final electoral list has been notified. It further said no official complaint has been filed by voters in Bihar, but only some political parties and associations in Delhi are concerned.
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A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymala Bagchi is hearing petitions challenging the SIR in Bihar.
Justice Bagchi said it appears there was a 65 lakh deletion in the final electoral roll. “We said whoever is dead or moved is alright, but if you are deleting someone, please follow Rule 21 and SOP. We also said that whoever is deleted, please put up their data in your electoral offices. Final list appears to be an appreciation of numbers…there is confusion of general democratic process that what is the identity of the add-ons…is it of deleted names or new names?” Justice Baghi asked.
The lawyer for the EC responded, “Most are new voters.”
During the hearing, Justice Kant asked advocate Prashant Bhushan, who was appearing for the petitioners, about the affected people. To this, Bhushan gave a list of 65 people and said they can filed an affidavit.
Justice Kant said there were some grievances related to SIR in Bihar so the court monitored, but it is the domain of the EC to conduct SIR in other states.
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Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter –twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
October 07, 2025, 14:42 IST
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