Bihar sir: Nepali, Bangladeshis were found in the voter list; Names to be excluded from final list Bharat News
New Delhi: Election Commission (EC) region-level officials have identified the “large number” of persons from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during the ongoing house-house verification of voters in Bihar, the news agency PTI said on Sunday.The EC has made it clear that the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roles, which is ready to be published on 30 September. After August 1, a proper verification process will begin, which will begin to determine the status of citizenship of those flags.Based on the ground level reports, the booth-tier officer (BLOS) has come in significant number of suspected foreign nationals conducting door-to-door checks. The pole body is expected to expand this special intensive amendment (SIR) exercise, which is nationwide to remove illegal migrants from electoral rolls by verifying the birthplace of individuals.Later this year, later this year, with the elections of states to be held in Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal in 2026, it increases as the head of Bihar. This amendment is part of a broader crack on illegal immigration, especially targets people from Bangladesh and Myanmar.While the EC states that the move aims to ensure that only eligible Indian citizens have been included in voter lists, opposition parties have criticized the effort, claiming that it could cause mass disintegration of legitimate citizens.On Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of EC practice, but directed the pole body to treat Aadhaar, voter ID and ration cards as valid documents for verification in the ongoing process.
