Bihar’s electoral roll swelled by nearly 1.4 million names since the publication of the post-special intensive revision (SIR) in Bihar on September 30 last year, officials attached with the state electoral officer(CEO) have said.
In this period, nearly 1.87 million people applied to be on the rolls using Form 6, the statutory application prescribed under the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, for a person seeking inclusion of their name in an electoral roll. Out of these, 1.4 million applications have been successful, the officials quoted above said.
It happens before the Lok Sabha, the legislative assembly or the panchayat polls,” said one of the officers quoted above on Wednesday. “The number of enrolment goes up in an election year and then declines. “At present, there is no electoral activity whatsoever. We as teachers are currently busy with academic activities in schools. Fresh enrolment to the voter list generally happens before elections through online applications. “I try my best to verify the documents of each voter before recommending the name to the ERO. In Patna, Siddheshwar Kumar Sharma, a government schoolteacher and BLO at booth No.
The additional 1.4 million names comprise people seeking to return to the rolls, new voters and young voters enrolling for the first time, said the second officer. Prior to that, in 2022-23, the voter increase was 1.3 million, while in 2025-26, the increase was 2.45 million, said a second officer. 419 at the blind school in Kadamkuan, received about 24 applications over the past year.
“Most people who enrolled after the SIR have applied online on the ECI portal,” said Kumud Kumari, a booth-level officer of Raja Bazar area in Patna. The ERO then scrutinises it at his level before adding the voter,” said the BLO, requesting anonymity.
