Patna, July 11, 2025: A day after the Supreme Court suggested the ECI to consider Aadhar Card, and other documents in the ongoing SIR of the voter list in Bihar, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed satisfaction, terming it a relief for voters.
“I sincerely thank the Supreme Court of India for its suggestion to the Election Commission. We have been saying the same thing—why Aadhar Card, Ration Card, MNAREGA Job Card, Voter ID Card and other documents are not included in the voter list revision. The apex court has suggested exactly this, and we are thankful,” Tejashwi Yadav said.
The Supreme Court, during the Thursday hearing on petitions challenging the SIR in Bihar, also clarified that the ECI has no authority to decide on the citizenship of any individual, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Home Ministry.
Tejashwi Yadav has been raising this issue ever since the SIR was announced by the Election Commission on June 24, 2025.
Other Grand Alliance leaders expressed satisfaction over the SC suggestion besides Tejashwi Yadav:
Dipankar Bhattacharya, the National General Secretary of CPI-ML, also welcomed the apex court’s observation, calling it an important step toward protecting the constitutional rights of voters, especially the poor and marginalized.
Over 74% forms collected in Bihar under SIR:
Meanwhile, the SIR process in Bihar is progressing rapidly, with 74.39% of 7.90 crore voters having submitted their enumeration forms under the campaign.
In the second phase, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are conducting door-to-door visits to assist voters in filling out forms and collecting them.
A total of 3.73 crore forms have been digitized and uploaded through the BLO App and ECINET so far.
A new ECINET module has been implemented to enable verification of forms uploaded by AERO and EROs.
According to an official statement of ECI, more than 5.87 crore forms have been collected in 17 days since the SIR instructions on June 24 and the last date of submission of the form is July 25, 2025.
Manpower on the ground:
A total of 77,895 BLOs and 20603 newly appointed BLOs are actively working on the voter list revision. Apart from that, over 4 lakh volunteers are assisting elderly, disabled and vulnerable voters.
1.56 lakh Booth Level Agents from recognized political parties are facilitating the process.
Officials, including 38 district election officers, 243 electoral registration officers, and 963 assistant electoral registration officers, are closely monitoring field-level progress to ensure timely completion.
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