Bihar Releases Draft Voter List with 7.24 Crore Names Across 243 Constituencies—Is Your Name There?

After a month-long effort, the Election Commission on Friday published the draft voter list (Bihar Voter List Draft 2025) for all 243 Assembly constituencies of Bihar. The draft list includes the names of 7.24 crore voters in Bihar. Along with this, all District Magistrates (DMs) have been given copies of the list.

The DMs have handed over hard copies, soft copies, and the list of excluded voters from the draft voter list to the district presidents of all recognized political parties. Any voter can also go to the official website of the Election Commission to check their name in the list for their respective booth.

Meanwhile, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinod Singh Gunjiyal held a meeting with representatives of political parties to inform them about the draft voter list.

During the meeting, political parties were told that if any voter’s name is not in the list, they should help them submit applications in the special camps starting Saturday. There is still one month left to add names to the final voter list.

Claims and Objections to Be Accepted at Block and Municipal Offices

From Saturday, the process for claims and objections (for adding, removing, or correcting names) will begin. As per the Election Commission's instructions, special camps will be organized at all block headquarters and municipal offices in the state.

Names of 65.63 Lakh Voters Not in Draft List

The Election Department clarified that from June 24 until now, around 65.63 lakh voters' names could not be included in the draft list due to non-receipt of forms from BLOs and BLAs. Among those whose names are missing:

22.34 lakh voters have passed away

Names of 7.01 lakh people are registered in two or more places.
Around 36.28 lakh people have migrated permanently out of Bihar or their current location could not be found.
Forms of 1.2 lakh people were not received even after three visits by the BLOs.

New Voters Can Now Submit Forms

New voters can apply to include their names in the online voter list by uploading required documents along with the application form. Additionally, special camps have been set up in the offices of the Chief Executive Officer in all block and municipal areas. These camps will remain open daily from Monday to Sunday, 10 AM to 5 PM.

Key Highlights from Bihar Voter List:

65.63 lakh voters’ names not included in the draft list
22.34 lakh deceased voters removed
7.01 lakh names found in multiple places
36.28 lakh voters have migrated from the state