The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday revealed that over 52.3 lakh electors in the state of poll-bound Bihar could not be traced at their registered addresses during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
According to the data shared by ECI, these 52.3 lakh cases — amounting to 6.62% of Bihar’s total 7.89 crore electors — fall under various categories, including deceased voters, permanently shifted individuals, duplicate enrollments, and those completely untraceable.
This review is part of a massive door-to-door verification exercise carried out by nearly 1 lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs), supported by 4 lakh volunteers and 1.5 lakh Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by the 12 major political parties in the state.
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