Bihar assembly elections historic, over 7.5 crore voters participate in SIR

New Delhi, Nov 12, 2025 : Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has said that Bihar Assembly elections were historic as over 7.5 crore voters participated in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list. He added that approximately 1.76 lakh booth-level agents from all political parties and grassroots election workers participated in the poll.

Mr. Kumar said that due to the transparent efforts of election workers, not a single appeal was received by any of Bihar’s 38 District Magistrates regarding the SIR.