Bihar Voter List Revision 2025: What Every Voter Must Know Before September
As the Bihar elections 2025 are coming near, the preparations are being done in full swing. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated the process for Bihar Voter List Revision 2025. Also, a four-month calendar has been released to ensure accuracy in voter database. The special revision is beginning today on 25 June, and it will be concluded on 30 September 2025 with the publication of the final voter list.
The old voter list was last updated in 2003, and this 22 year old database needed to be updated. For the Bihar Voter List Revision 2025, Election Commission will appoint officials who will be conducting door-to-door verification drives.
This information is very important for every single voter in Bihar, here we have included the details about the document required for verification, deadlines and the complete process that will be followed by the Election Commission. You can use the following Table of Contents to navigate as per your preference:
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Door-to-Door Verification Begins June 25
The first step in the Bihar voter list revision 2025 is house-to-house verification starting from 25 June to 26 July. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will be conducting the surveys. During the mentioned duration, the officials will accept all the applications for addition, deletion or correction of voter details. This step is to ensure that every eligible citizen is correctly listed on the voter rolls. This will also ensure that illegal immigrants are barred from voting.
What’s Next After Release of Draft Electoral Roll?
A draft electoral roll will be published on 1st August based on the entries made by the BLOs. After that, an objection window will be opened from 1 August 1 to 1 September. In this, the voters can submit claims and objections if any of their personal details have been entered incorrectly.
Next, the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) will handle all those submissions and make the corrections till 25 September.
The final step for Bihar Voter List Revision 2025 is approval – that will be granted by the Central Election Commission on 27 September. Lastly, the final voter list will be published on 30 September 2025 just ahead of the expected voting schedule.
You can understand the entire four-month calendar/plan using the given table :
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| BLO door-to-door survey starts | June 25, 2025 |
| BLO survey ends | July 26, 2025 |
| Draft voter list released | August 1, 2025 |
| Claims & objections window | August 1 – September 1, 2025 |
| Claims disposal deadline | September 25, 2025 |
| Final approval by ECI | September 27, 2025 |
| Final voter list published | September 30, 2025 |
New Rules for Voters Born After 1987
A major update in the process of Bihar voter list revision 2025 is relating to the documents required for verification. This will be different for different voters based on their date of birth:
- For those whose DOB is between 1 July 1987 and 2 December 2004 – you will have to provide proof of either parent’s date or place of birth.
- For those who were born after December 2, 2004 – you will need to show birth certificates of both of your parents.
This rule is in accordance with the Citizenship Act, 1955. Officials must make sure that only the eligible Indian citizens are included in the voter list.
Conclusion
The Bihar voter list revision 2025 launched by the Election Commission is to ensure that only the correct details have been entered and no illegal immigrants are able to vote in the elections. Also, the new voters will be added in the final voter list so that every eligible Indian citizen is able to vote.
There have been protests for applying 100% domicile rule in Bihar government jobs. Tejasvi Yadav who is the Leader of Opposition has made a promise that they will be implemented if his party is voted to power. If you missed that news, you can read it here.
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