Bihar Election Commission kicks off intensive roll revision months before voting sparks political fire

This time it builds on old 2002 rolls

The Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls has triggered fresh political debate, mainly because of the unusual timing just months before assembly elections. While such intensive revisions aren’t new, Bihar’s process differs from past de novo exercises by building on the 2002-03 roll and using updated enumeration forms and document submissions.