He mentioned that the Supreme Court "clearly" suggested the inclusion of three documents, namely Aadhar, EC voter ID, and ration card, to be considered by the EC during the enumeration procedure.
The electors still have 15 more days left to submit the form. By 6.00 PM on July 10, 5,22,44,956 Enumeration Forms, which is 66.16% of the total of 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) existing electors in Bihar, have been collected in the last 16 days, since the issue of SIR instructions on June
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has reported significant progress in Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, with over 57% of enumeration forms collected in the first half of the designated period.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is progressing well, with 3,70,77,077 Enumeration Forms, which is 46.95% of the total of 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) electors in Bihar, collected (at 6:00 PM) in the first 14 days since the issuance of SIR instructions on June 24.
"The initial phase of SIR, during which Enumeration forms were to be printed and distributed, is almost complete with the forms having been made available to all the electors who were available," read a statement from the poll panel.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is underway in full swing with the Booth Level Officers (BLOs), BLO Supervisors, all the election officials, BLAs appointed by the political parties and the volunteers working tirelessly at the grassroots level to ensure that no eligible elector
Odisha Census Director Nikhil Pawan Kalyan said preparations have begun, including officer training and enumerator appointments, aiming for 100 per cent accuracy using digital tools, after the Centre officially notified the launch of the 16th Census of India, including caste enumeration, wit
The notification to conduct the Census was published in the official Gazette on Monday, following a high-level meeting held in Delhi, where the Home Minister reviewed the plan along with the Union Home Secretary, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI), and other seni
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav on Monday accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of misusing public funds and attempting a "political cover-up" through its re-enumeration of the 2015 caste survey.
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar welcomed the decision to issue a gazette notification for the 16th Census with caste enumeration, and said that it will help the government in planning for the future.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, the official notification for conducting the Census is scheduled to be published in the Gazette of India on June 16, 2025.