Bihar Sir: Officers hit a workaround simply as voters compete for one of many 11 ID paperwork – Household Tree as twelfth doc

PatnaAugust 18, 2025 07:14 IS

First printed: August 18, 2025, 07:11

By July 25, when the primary section of Bihar’s Particular Intensive Modification (SIR) approached the tip, 15-20% of eligible voters within the state had hooked up 11 paperwork with EC obligations to ascertain their id. With volunteers scrambling to assist individuals get their paperwork and solely two weeks have handed earlier than the September 1 deadline, a number of district administrations have discovered methods to keep away from the problem.

In accordance with a number of booth-level officers (BLOS) spoken by the Indian Specific, election officers in all 38 Bihar districts are reportedly requested to assessment the household tree of voters and set up the closest hyperlink to the 2003 record.