The Election Commission on Sunday said that 91.6% electors in Bihar had submitted their enumeration forms for the special intensive revision of the state’s electoral rolls by the end of the first phase of the exercise on Friday.

The poll panel said that more than 7.2 crore out of the state’s 7.8 crore electors had submitted the forms by the deadline, indicating “overwhelming participation”.

This would mean that the remaining 65 lakh names registered in the July 2025 list may not make it to the draft rolls to be published on August 1.

The Election Commission added that 2.8% of the electors (22 lakh) had died, 4.5% (26 lakh) had permanently shifted and 0.8% persons (7 lakh) were found to be enrolled at more than one place.

The exact status of the 65 lakh electors would be known after forms are scrutinised by the electoral registration officers or assistant electoral registration officers by August 1, the statement said.

“However, genuine electors can still be added back in electoral rolls during the Claims and Objection period from 1st August to 1st September 2025,” the poll panel added.

It said that the electors found enrolled at multiple places would be retained only at one place.

The poll panel said in a statement that efforts were also made to ensure that...

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