SIR purified voters’ list in Bihar: CEC

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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (centre) flanked by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi (right) addressing a property   league  connected  the Assembly Elections successful  Bihar successful  Patna connected  October 5, 2025.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (centre) flanked by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi (right) addressing a property league connected the Assembly Elections successful Bihar successful Patna connected October 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar connected Sunday (October 5, 2025) voiced restitution implicit the completion of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) successful Bihar, claiming that the workout "purified" the voters' database aft 22 years.

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He was addressing a property league successful Patna earlier winding up his circuit of the State, wherever Assembly elections are apt to beryllium announced soon.

"We person an ERO (Electoral Registration Officer) successful each of the 243 constituencies. They were assisted by 90,207 BLOs successful completing the exercise, which has purified the voters' database aft 22 years," helium said.

The past clip an intensive revision of electoral rolls had taken spot successful Bihar was successful 2003.

The CEC, who was accompanied by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sindhu and Vivek Joshi, held discussions with governmental parties and reviewed canvass preparedness with officials during his two-day stay.

Published - October 05, 2025 03:43 p.m. IST

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