Final Bihar Rolls Released, Have 18 Lakh More Voters Compared To Draft List

In a much-awaited development for Bihar ahead of the Assembly polls, the controversial special intensive revision (SIR) process has concluded with the Election Commission releasing the final electoral list. 

The SIR, which the Election Commission said was intended to ensure only eligible voters remain on the electoral rolls and include those that are missing, had come under intense scrutiny and criticism by the Opposition. Questioning the timing of the revision, just months before the elections, leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi and others, including RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, had also taken out a 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar, accusing the Election Commission of attempting to help the ruling coalition.