Supreme Court asks ECI for reasons behind deletion of 65 lakh voters in Bihar draft electoral roll.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to give a detailed response to an application seeking individual particulars and reasons for deleting 65 lakh voters from the Bihar draft electoral roll.
The draft roll was published on August 1 as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the poll-bound State.
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