Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said his name is missing in the Bihar electoral draft list published on August 1, 2025.
Mr. Yadav asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) how he will be able to contest in the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. The leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly said that it’s a “murder of democracy and snatching away voter rights”.
VIDEO | In a press conference, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) says, "Since the start of the SIR exercise, there has been no transparency, they started it without taking the political parties in loop, the Opposition questioned the timing, our delegation met the ECI… pic.twitter.com/MaEaHO6qkb
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 2, 2025He filled in his EPIC number in front of the press on the ECI’s official site and after entering the captcha, it showed not found. Mr. Yadav alleged that the ECI is working as a cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is a voter of the Digha Assembly seat and represents the Raghopur Assembly seat.
Following the completion of the month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the ECI on Friday (August 1, 2025) published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar. According to the ECI, there is no compiled list made available, but voters can check their names on the ECI’s website.