Bihar voter list shrinks by 69 lakh ahead of elections
Ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission has removed about 69 lakh names from the state's voter list.
After this major update, Bihar now has 7.42 crore registered voters—down from 7.8 crore earlier this year.
The revision started in June and actually saw new registrations too, with more young people signing up compared to August's draft numbers.
ECI aims for cleaner, more accurate voter lists
Most deletions happened because of reported deaths, duplicate entries, or people moving away—Patna and Purnia districts especially saw a drop in female voters due to double registrations.
On the flip side, over 21 lakh new voters (including lots of first-timers aged 18-19) have joined the rolls.
The ECI says it wants to roll out this Special Intensive Revision process nationwide soon, aiming for cleaner and more accurate voter lists everywhere.