Bihar SIR hearing LIVE: Supreme Court to continue hearing pleas against EC’s SIR exercise in Bihar

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On September 1, the SC was told by ECI that claims, objections and corrections in the draft electoral roll prepared in Bihar under the SIR exercise can be filed beyond September 1 but these would be considered once the electoral roll is finalised

Updated - September 08, 2025 10:15 am IST

BLOs fill and collect the counting forms from the electors in Patepur block of Vaishali. | Photo Credit: ANI

The Supreme Court is set to hear a batch of pleas, including those of political parties, challenging the June 24 decision of the Election Commission to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi will consider the response of political parties like the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), AIMIM and other petitioners on the poll panel’s note where it has submitted that 99.5 per cent of the 7.24 crore electors in the draft electoral roll had filed their eligibility documents in the SIR exercise.

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On September 1, the top court, while hearing some applications filed by political parties for extension of deadlines, was told by the poll panel that claims, objections and corrections in the draft electoral roll prepared in Bihar under the SIR exercise can be filed beyond September 1 but these would be considered once the electoral roll is finalised.

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September 08, 2025 10:13
Will accept Bihar SIR claims until last date of nominations: Election Commission of India
Even as the deadline for filing claims and objections to the draft electoral rolls of Bihar ended on Monday (September 1, 2025), the Election Commission of India (ECI) said that, as per the June 24 special intensive revision (SIR) order, applications for inclusion and exclusion would still be accepted till the last date of nominations before the Assembly polls.
However, these claims, if accepted, would not make it to the final list to be out on September 30, but would be addressed as separate additions later.
A senior ECI official told The Hindu that Para 12(a)(ii) of SIR provided for any inclusion or deletion till the last date of nomination.
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September 08, 2025 10:12
Bihar SIR | What the Data says
As the Supreme Court continues to hear a case against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, here is data from The Hindu on what the exercise means in election-bound Bihar, voter deletions in several districts, and an unusual pattern in deleted voter lists.
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September 08, 2025 10:11
SC to hear pleas against EC’s decision to conduct SIR in Bihar
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a batch of pleas, including those of political parties, challenging the June 24 decision of the Election Commission to conduct Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi will consider the response of political parties like the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), AIMIM and other petitioners on the poll panel’s note where it has submitted that 99.5 per cent of the 7.24 crore electors in the draft electoral roll had filed their eligibility documents in the SIR exercise.
The top court will resume hearing on the batch of pleas including those filed by NGO, activists and political parties since August 22, when it had directed the Election Commission to allow excluded voters from the draft roll to submit their claims through the online mode, besides making physical submissions in the SIR exercise in Bihar.
-PTI