Bihar SIR row: Election Commission invites claims, objections on Bihar draft rolls till Sept 1- How to file claim? | India News


Bihar SIR row: Election Commission invites claims, objections on Bihar draft rolls till Sept 1- How to file claim?

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday said all eligible electors left out of Bihar’s draft electoral roll published on August 1, 2025, can file their claim in Form 6, along with a copy of their aadhaar card, before September 1.Similarly, if any ineligible elector has been included in the draft roll, any aggrieved elector of that assembly constituency (AC) can file specific objection in Form 7 within the same deadline. However, if the aggrieved person is not an elector from that AC, he will be required to file a specific objection, along with declaration/oath as per Rule 20(3)(b) of the Registration of Elector Rules, 1960 (RER). It is the same declaration that EC has been asking Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to submit.EC on Monday shared that no applications have been received by the electoral registration officer (ERO) from any person other than electors of that assembly constituency under Rule 20(3)(b) of RER, 1960.As per the declaration under Rule 20(3)(b), the one aggrieved must “affirm and state on oath that the statement I am about to make under Rule 20 of RER concerning name of person proposed for inclusion or exclusion, part no. and serial no. (in the electoral roll) is true to the best of my knowledge and belief” and that “I am not an elector of the said constituency”. The person must further acknowledge that he is aware that a false declaration regarding the electoral roll and submitting false evidence are punishable under Section 31 of R P Act and Section 227 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) respectively.Booth level agents of political parties too can submit claims (collected from aggrieved electors) in Form 6 and file objections in Form 7, along with the prescribed declaration to the booth level officer. This declaration says that the information being furnished is on the basis of proper verification of the draft electoral roll shared with him and that he is aware that any false declaration will invite penal action under Section 31 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (making a false declaration).In its update on Monday on claims and objections filed on the Bihar draft roll so far, EC disclosed that no claims and objections have been received from party BLAs, though 45,616 electors have directly made claims and objections, of which 1,348 have been disposed of. Over 1.5 lakh forms have been received from new electors, including six through BLAs.





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