The unsettling urgency of revising Bihar poll rolls

The Election Commission of India has defended the exercise as a constitutional necessity

SY Quraishi

Updated At : 06:46 AM Jul 04, 2025 IST

Imperative: The ECI must not only act fairly — it must be seen to be acting fairly. Reuters

WHEN the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar just months ahead of the Assembly elections, it set off alarm bells in political circles.

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The unsettling urgency of revising Bihar poll rolls

The Election Commission of India has defended the exercise as a constitutional necessity

SY Quraishi

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