Bihar: 95 pc voters covered so far, says EC

The Election Commission has said that over seven crore 48 lakh enumeration forms have been collected in Bihar so far under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive of electoral roll which is 94.68 percent of the total enumeration forms. The Poll body said, only 5.2 percent of electors remain to submit their filled enumeration forms and many of them have sought time to submit their Enumeration Forms with documents in the coming days. 
The Election Commission said, 1.61 percent electors have been found deceased, 2.3 percent permanently shifted and 4.67 percent electors were not found at their address. The Commission said it is ensuring that no eligible elector is left out and the remaining electors fill their enumeration forms. According to the Commission, over seven crore 89 lakh Enumeration Forms have been printed.
The final electoral roll will be published on September 30, following the disposal of claims and objections by September 25. Both printed and digital versions will be provided to recognised political parties and made available on the ECI website. Any aggrieved voter may appeal to the District Magistrate or the Chief Electoral Officer under Section 24 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950.This revision exercise comes ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, likely to take place later this year.