The INDIA bloc on Wednesday told the Election Commission that its plan to carry out a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar would disproportionately impact “disadvantaged communities.” 

The parties said the exercise risked disenfranchising lakhs of genuine voters due to its documentation demands and rigid timeline.

“The methodology, timeline, and process prescribed for the SIR is guaranteed to ensure a disastrous result that will result in the deletion of tens of lakhs of genuine voters, especially those at the margins of society,” the parties said in a joint representation.