“In some places, it is orally stated that 'Aadhaar card is enough,' while in others, it is said that 'no documents are needed'
RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav Slams ECI Over Voter Revision Drive, "It feels like a live show of forgery is underway”
Tejashwi Yadav Slams ECI Over Special Intensive Voter Revision in bihar Latest News: In a lengthy post on X, Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the Special Intensive Voter Revision Campaign 2025, conducted by the Election Commission in Bihar, “is plagued with disorder, chaos, and unconstitutional practices, which are highly condemnable and dangerous for democracy.”
His statement came ahead of the joint Bihar Bandh called by the Mahagathbandhan on July 9, and followed the press release issued by the ECI, which stated that as of 6 PM on July 8, almost 50% of the Enumeration Forms had been collected, with the process likely to be completed well before the scheduled deadline of July 25, 2025.
Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the ECI is adopting hasty and manipulative tactics to “conceal” the truth ahead of the July 10 hearing in the Hon’ble Supreme Court.
He pointed out several alleged errors, shortcomings, and violations in the voter list revision process.
Following are the allegations made by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav against the ECI:
- Fake forms, without documents, without verification
- Oral instructions to fill forms without complete details
- Fake signatures and obtaining thumbprints from employees by declaring them illiterate
- Uploading voter data without their knowledge
- Oral instructions to fill forms without documents
- Impossible and unimaginable pressure on EROs and BLOs to upload 50% of forms in haste
- Impractical target of uploading 10,000 forms daily by data entry operators and supervisors
"All this is being done in a hurry before the hearing in the Hon’ble Supreme Court on July 10, so that the truth can be concealed through data manipulation," Yadav alleged.
He further stated, “In some places, it is orally stated that 'Aadhaar card is enough,' while in others, it is said that 'no documents are needed' — this has created massive confusion among voters.”
Tejashwi claimed he personally spoke to party workers, BLOs, and common citizens regarding how the revision is being carried out and alleged, “There’s a different story, a different fraud.”
"It feels like a live show of forgery is underway, with new scripts and new tactics being adopted every day, every hour,” he said.
"When there are no resources, no internet, no training, no clear guidelines, no desired time — then why such haste?" Yadav questioned.
He also asked, “Is this a pre-planned conspiracy to remove genuine voters and influence the elections?”
Calling the alleged forgery in the revision process “not just an insult to the process, but an attack on voter rights — a sinister attempt to tamper with the foundation of democracy,” Yadav concluded,
"We will not let Bihar’s democracy be defiled like this. We will become the voice of every voter at every platform, at every level.”
Election Commission of India Updates on Voter List Revision in Bihar:
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday in a press release informed that the collection of Enumeration Forms in Bihar under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is likely to be completed well ahead of the scheduled deadline of July 25, 2025, based on the current pace of progress.
It stated that as of 6 PM on July 8, a total of 3,70,77,077 Enumeration Forms have been collected, which accounts for 46.95% of the total 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) electors in Bihar. These forms have been collected in the first 14 days since the issuance of SIR instructions on June 24, 2025.
The Commission further stated that over 97% of the printed forms (7,70,44,990) have already been distributed to electors within the first two weeks of the exercise. Additionally, 18.16% of the forms have been uploaded to ECINET. A significant number of prospective voters are submitting their forms along with eligibility documents as required under the SIR guidelines dated 24.06.2025.
“Now, the effort is to collect the remaining half of the enumeration forms and eligibility documents with still 17 more days before July 25,” the statement said.
In the last 24 hours alone, from 6 PM on July 7 to 6 PM on July 8, 82,78,617 Enumeration Forms were collected — representing 10.5% of the total electors — in a single day.
Expressing optimism, the ECI noted, “Maintaining the same momentum on the field, and with just about 50 percent forms remaining to be collected, the exercise could be completed well within time.”
To further expedite the process, an additional 20,603 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been deployed, bringing the total to 77,895 BLOs, who are conducting house-to-house visits to help electors fill and submit the forms. BLOs have already completed the first of their three mandated visits to each household, and the second visit is currently underway.
The ECI also acknowledged the contribution of nearly 4 lakh volunteers, including government officials, NCC cadets, NSS members, and others who are assisting elderly, PwD, sick, and vulnerable individuals in the process.
Moreover, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) across all 243 Assembly Constituencies, along with 963 Assistant EROs, 38 District Election Officers (DEOs), and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar, are actively engaged on the ground to support electors in submitting their forms, the press release said.
Political parties have also ramped up efforts by appointing Booth Level Agents (BLAs). As of now, 1,56,626 BLAs have been appointed, up from 1,38,680 at the start of the exercise. The Commission noted that political parties can continue to appoint more BLAs as per Section 25.2.1 of the Manual on Electoral Rolls.
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