New Delhi: The Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday DisMized Media Reports Alleging Large-Scale Duplication in the State’s Draft Electoral Rolls (Sir 2025), Calling the clamps, Premature, and Contrary to Law.,In a post on x, the ceo emphasized that sir is a statutory exercise conducted under the representation of the people act 1950 and the registration of Electors Rules 1960. Under the representation of the people act, 1950 and the registration of Electors Rules, “The Ceo said. The Bihar Ceo Clarified That The Current Draft Rolls Are Not Final. “They are explicitly intended for public scrutiny, inviting claims and objections from electors, political parties, and all other stakeholders. Any alleged duplication at the draft stage cannot be constructed as a ‘Final error’ or ‘illegal inclusion’, as the law provides a remedy through the claims/objections perfumes and subsequent Verification Verifications Electoral registration officers (EROS), “The post read. Addressing the media report’s claim of 67,826 “dubious duplicates,” The Ceo said, “The Figure is based on data mining and subjective matching of name/relative/Age Combinations. Documentary and Field Verification, Cannot Conclossively Prove Duplication. Even similar ages. The Supreme Court has recognized Such Demographic Similarities as Insufficient Proof of Duplication without Field Inquiry. “ The ceo further is explained that all demographicly Similar entries flagged during the draft stage undergo Field Verification and Can Be Challengeed by Stakehlders DURING DURING CLAMENS CHALIMS and OngoMECTIONS. “Nevertheles, if demographically similar entries are found, they are being identified and removed during the claims and objections period. In such conditions, all stakes can inform the elastic registrants Officers, File their objections, and Necessary Action Can Be Taken, “The Ceo Added.The CEO also rejected claims that rolls were “locked” to hide duplication, saying safeguards was in place to protect data integrity, citing a 2018 Supreme Court RULING. It further dismissed extrapolations suggesting laakhs of duplicates as “legally untenable” without verified evidence. REAFFFIMIMING The legal process, the commission noted that section 22 of the representation of the people act, 1950 Empowers EROS to Delete Duplicates If Proven, and Any Elector Oor Political Pituate Can Formalaly ROSEE Objections.
