The Election Commission of India (ECI) has successfully concluded the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, ahead of the assembly elections in the state later this year. The final electoral roll, made available on October 1, has 7.42 electors. While the draft roll had 7.24 electors, the ECI bulletin specifies the addition of 21.53 lakh electors, along with the deletion of 3.66 ineligible electors. The exercise was marred by political interests invested in discrediting the process. However, a commendable show by the ECI has encompassed the state, leaving no elector behind.

Across August, the ECI shared daily bulletins on the claims and objections filed against the draft electoral rolls. In the interest of transparency and procedural integrity, the number of booth-level agents of each

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