A special intensive revision campaign of the voter list in Bihar has identified a large number of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. According to the Election Commission of India, these non-citizens were found during house-to-house verification efforts. Despite possessing documents, these individuals are not eligible voters and will be excluded from the final voter list scheduled to be published on September 30, 2025. The discovery has raised concerns about the credibility of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, with political figures questioning the integrity of the electoral roll amid the presence of foreign nationals in the voter database.
Row over Bihar S.I.R Exercise As Election Commission sources flag the 'presence of a large number of people from Bangladesh and Myanmar in Bihar', Congress leader Udit Raj questions the credibility of the Lok Sabha polls. If people from Myanmar and Bangladesh are on the voter https://t.co/ok6DFvSDAM
Row over Bihar S.I.R Exercise What EC voter list check reveal? As per EC sources: - Alarm 1: Large number of people from bordering countries- Nepal, Bangladesh & Myanmar - Alarm 2: Non-citizens found during house-to-house visits - Alarm 3: Non-citizens had documents like https://t.co/bC8wSeeEOX
Row over Bihar S.I.R Exercise As Election Commission sources flag the 'presence of a large number of people from Bangladesh and Myanmar in Bihar', Congress questions the credibility of the Lok Sabha polls. If people from Myanmar and Bangladesh are on the voter list, how can the https://t.co/fPkFM3kcYD