- By Aditya Jha
- Sat, 05 Jul 2025 01:36 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bihar Voter Verification Required Documents: Ahead of the much-hyped Bihar assembly election, the Election Commission has announced the revision of the voters list, citing several reasons, including "illegal immigration" and "frequent migration". While releasing the advisory, the Election Commission stated that almost 2.93 crore people will need to show at least one of the 11 required documents ahead of July 25 to include their names in the voters list. While the opposition leaders stated that this was an effort to sideline the marginalised groups from the electoral process, the EC stated that the revision is done as per the rules.
List of the required 11 documents:
1. Identity card/pension Payment order issued to the central/state government employees: Only 1.57 per cent of the state's population is likely to posses this document as per the Bihar Caste Survey 2022
2. Documents issued by authorities prior to July, 1987: The data is not available on the government site.
3. Birth Certificate are issued under the Registration of Births and Deaths (RBD) Act, 1969: The document is hard to arrange as it takes almost 15 days to be released by the authorities.
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4. Passport is issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) after police verification. The records suggest that less than 2 per cent residents of Bihar have this document.
5. Educational certificate issued by recognised board or university: Earlier in 2023, the state government informed that only 14.71 per cent of the state have any such certificates.
6. Permanent Residence certificate: Very few people are likely to have a permanent residence certificate as the authorities take almost 15 days for the verification.
7. Forest Right Certificate: The data of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs suggest that Bihar had only received 4,696 claims under the Forest Rights Act; however, 4,496 claims were rejected by the department.
8. Caste certificate: While the state government released the data after caste census, many residents still do not have the caste certificate, which might lead to inconveniences.
9. National Register of Citizens: This document is not applicable to Bihar yet
10. Family Register is prepared by the local authorities, but it takes usually more than 15 days to prepare the document.
11. House/Land allotment certificate: Majority of Bihar voters do not have this document as very few population posses maximum property of the state.
