Phase 1 Of Bihar Poll Roll Revision Complete, 65.2 Lakh Voters Risk Being Removed

The first phase of the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise has been completed and the names of 65.2 lakh voters are likely to be excluded. 

Data released by the Election Commission on Friday, the last day for submitting enumeration forms, shows that of the 65.2 lakh voters, 22 lakh are dead, 35 lakh have permanently shifted outside Bihar, 7 lakh are enrolled as voters in more than one place and 1.2 lakh are yet to submit their forms.