New Delhi: Before the Bihar assembly elections, there is a rift between the opposition political parties and the Election Commission. The opposition is raising questions over the disappearance of 65.5 lakh names from the draft voter list. On the other hand, the Election Commission has asked the people whose names have been deleted to file objections. Not only this, but the date for filing objections has also been fixed.
Objections can be filed easily till September 1. 25 days have passed since this process started. If Election Commission sources are to be believed, the names of 65 lakh people are unlikely to be included in the final voter list. The reason for this is that objections have not been filed by the people yet.
The figures of claims and objections received so far seem to indicate this. The picture has become clear that the number of voters in the next assembly elections can remain only 65 lakh.
Names will disappear permanently.
After a special intensive revision in Bihar, the names of more than 65 lakh voters are expected to disappear permanently from the voter list. According to IANS, Election Commission sources informed that this has come to light during the SIR. The final voter list is going to be released on September 1.
According to the Commission, if elections are conducted with the new voter list, the voting percentage will definitely increase. Out of more than 7.24 crore voters in Bihar, 7.17 crore people have submitted their forms along with important documents. During the first phase of SIR, 7.24 crore out of 7.89 crore voters had given information.
More than 65 lakh voters will be less.
About 65 lakh voters were missing in the draft voter list released by the Election Commission on August 1. Now this number is expected to increase even more. The dead have also been shifted among the missing voters. People who have voted in more than one place are also included.
The Commission is updating the voter list so that there is no disturbance in the assembly elections. The Election Commission argued that updating the voter list can increase the voting percentage. Along with this, information was collected from voters under SIR from 24 June to 25 July.