Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Gunjyal on Thursday stated that the first phase of the assembly elections was concluded peacefully, with the state witnessing a voter turnout of approximately 64.46 per cent.
The Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar on Friday informed that during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) Campaign, 2025 in the state, no appeals were received by the District Magistrate regarding the addition or deletion of names in the electoral roll by the Electoral Registration Officer
The Bihar CEO also reaffirmed that any objection and deletion to the voter list can only happen from giving Form 7 of Rule 13 of the Electoral Registration Rules, 1960 or through the Booth Level Agents (BLA) of political parties with a proscribed form and declaration as per Section 31 of the
The Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday issued a strong rebuttal to media reports alleging large-scale duplication of voters in Bihar's draft rolls (SIR 2025), terming the claims "premature, speculative, and contrary to law."
"The helicopters of JP Nadda, and Home Minister Amit Shah were also checked in Bihar earlier. The allegation that only the helicopter of a leader of one national party was checked is baseless," Bihar's Chief Electoral Officer said in a post on X.