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Election Commission of India officials connected Saturday (November 15, 2025) said 3 lakh voters were added to Bihar's electoral rotation aft the work of last database station the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
They were responding to a societal media station by Congress, which pointed retired that portion the ECI's connection announcing the docket for the Bihar assembly polls had enactment the fig of voters astatine 7.42 crore, successful consequent releases the fig climbed to 7.45 crore.
The officials said the fig of 7.42 crore voters mentioned successful the October 6 connection was based connected the last electoral rotation published connected September 30 aft the SIR.
Citing predetermination rules, they pointed retired that immoderate eligible national tin use to person their sanction added to the electoral rotation until 10 days earlier the past day for filing of nominations for each signifier of canvass aft the announcement of elections.
"Therefore, aft examining each valid applications received from October 1 until 10 days earlier the past day of nominations successful some phases, the names of eligible voters were added to the database arsenic per the rules, truthful that nary eligible elector is deprived of voting," an authoritative said.
The fig of voters accrued by astir 3 lakh pursuing the inclusion of applications received from October 1 until 10 days earlier the past day of nominations. The officials said the revised fig was mentioned by the Election Commission successful its property merchandise issued aft voting.
The day of information for signifier 1 was October 17 and October 20 for 2nd phase.
