SC asks Election Commission to furnish details of 3.66 lakh excluded voters under Bihar SIR by Oct 9
The apex court order comes a day after the EC announced the schedule for Bihar assembly elections, which is set to begin from November 6.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to furnish details of excluded voters during the Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar by October 9.
The apex court order comes a day after the Election Commission announced the schedule for Bihar assembly elections, which is set to begin from November 6.
A bench of Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing the petitions challenging the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar. The court has adjourned the hearing till October 9.
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During the hearing, the poll body said that no complaint or appeal has been filed till now by any excluded voters. The court asked the poll agency to provide it with details of 3.66 lakh excluded voters from final electoral roll prepared under recently-concluded exercise.
The Election Commission on September 30 released the final voter rolls for Bihar and excluded 47 lakh names that were on the rolls before the SIR began. Out of the total number, 3.66 lakh were further removed removed after scrutiny found them ineligible.
