EC to Conduct Intensive Voter List Verification for Bihar Assembly Elections

The Election Commission is gearing up for a comprehensive review of voter lists in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The planned initiative includes intensive house-to-house checks to address issues of accuracy and ensure that the electoral rolls are up-to-date and reliable. This decision follows repeated complaints from various groups, including political parties, regarding the integrity of the voter lists. The EC emphasizes that despite detailed protocols and transparency measures, accusations of manipulation persist. The process, aimed at ‘purifying’ the electoral rolls, is similar to previous rigorous revisions, with the last one occurring in 2004. The continuous updating of voter lists is a regular and necessary undertaking given factors such as the deaths of voters, new registrations, and population mobility.