ECI: Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls under way in Bihar
On 28 June 2025, the Election Commission of India said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls had already started in Bihar.
Summary
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on 28 June 2025 that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had already started in Bihar to verify the eligibility of each elector. The ECI cited Article 326, under which only Indian citizens above 18 years who are ordinarily resident in the constituency are eligible to be electors. The ECI has 77,895 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and is appointing about 20,603 more. Parties have appointed 1,54,977 Booth Level Agents. Enumeration forms are being distributed door to door to all 7,89,69,844 electors in all 243 Assembly constituencies. SMSs are being sent to 5,74,07,022 registered mobile numbers.
Key facts
- Constitutional basis (static)
- Article 326: elections on adult suffrage; citizens 18+ ordinarily resident
- BLOs
- 77,895 existing + about 20,603 being appointed
- BLAs appointed by parties
- 1,54,977
- Electors
- 7,89,69,844
- Assembly constituencies
- 243
- SMSs to mobiles
- 5,74,07,022
Practice MCQs 3 questions
While announcing that the Special Intensive Revision had started in Bihar, the Election Commission cited which Article of the Constitution as specifying eligibility to become an elector?
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Correct answer: B — Article 326
ECI (28 June 2025): 'Article 326 specifies eligibility to become an elector. Only Indian citizens, above 18 years and ordinary resident in that constituency, are eligible.'
Enumeration forms under Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (June 2025) were being distributed in how many Assembly constituencies?
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Correct answer: D — 243
ECI: distribution of new Enumeration Forms started in each of the 243 Assembly Constituencies of Bihar.
Consider the following statements about the Bihar Special Intensive Revision as described by the ECI on 28 June 2025: 1. The ECI had 77,895 Booth Level Officers and was appointing about 20,603 more. 2. Recognised political parties had appointed 1,54,977 Booth Level Agents. 3. SMSs were being sent to all 7,89,69,844 electors of Bihar. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
ECI: statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong: SMSs were being sent to 5,74,07,022 registered mobile numbers, not to all 7,89,69,844 electors.