'Mischievous claim', Tejashwi name is listed in draft list:ECI

The Election Commission has reportedly started a probe  whether Tejashwi Yadav having two different voter ID cards? Sources said that  a preliminary verification suggests the possibility that Yadav might be in possession of two cards.  An FIR will be registered against the former deputy chief minister of Bihar if he is found to be in possession of two voter ID cards, they said. Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday claimed that his name was missing from the revised draft voters' list published on Friday in poll-bound Bihar. At a press conference in Patna, Yadav displayed his Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) number and entered it into the poll body's official mobile application, which showed a "no records found" error..The Election Commission swiftly refuted the allegation by sharing Yadav's details from the electoral rolls, calling it a "mischievous claim". The ECI  released a copy of the electoral rolls showing his details, confirming that he was listed at a booth in the Veterinary College in Patna. However, the EPIC number provided by the poll body differed from the one shared by Yadav.

It has come to our attention that Tejashwi Yadav has made a mischievous claim that his name does not appear in the draft electoral roll. His name is listed at Serial Number 416 in the Draft Electoral Roll. Therefore, any claim stating that his name is not included in the draft… https://t.co/N3QQFX88by

— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2025

BJP leader Amit Malviya tweets, "Fake News Alert. Tejashwi Yadav’s claim that his name is missing from the electoral roll post Special Intensive Revision is false. His name appears at Serial Number 416. Please verify facts before amplifying misinformation. Deliberate attempts to mislead voters must be called out."

Yadav claimed that nearly 65 lakh voters have been removed from the state's draft electoral roll, ahead of assembly elections scheduled this year. The Election Commission on Friday released the draft voter list for Bihar, following a month-long special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.Meanwhile ,no political party filed any claims or objections regarding the addition or deletion of voters' names.