Supreme Court says it has ‘no doubt’ ECI will publish Bihar voter deletion details, declines to issue specific order

The Supreme Court on Thursday (October 16, 2025) declined to issue a specific direction to the Election Commission to publish the individual details of voters added or deleted from the final electoral roll in Bihar after the special intensive revision (SIR) process. It had “no doubt” that the poll body would ultimately discharge its responsibilities, the court said.

The ECI, however, declared that it would publish everything only after the deadline for nominations ends on October 20, and also objected to having this assurance recorded in an order.

“We have no doubt that they know their responsibility. After doing the deletions and additions, which are bound to be there, they are bound to publish it... It is an ongoing exercise which is yet to finally culminate into a final list,” Justice