Gopalganj sees max share of deletions, more women out

HT’s earlier analysis of the draft SIR roll was also the first to point out that there were no obvious patterns in the share of voter deletions

The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll for Bihar after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process on Tuesday. While the number of eligible voters in the 2025 assembly polls in the state can still change – additions/deletions can be made up to 10 days before the filing of nominations – the state has 74.2 million voters as of now. This is 4.7 million less than the number of electors on June 24 but

A comparison of district-wise elector numbers as on 24 June 2025, draft roll published on 1 August 2025 and the final list published on 30 September 2025 shows that there is not much change in district-wise ranking if one were to compare the deletion of voters pre and post SIR. (HT Photo)