Having heard the RJD and AIMIM’s pleas for extending the deadline to file claims and objections in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar,Supreme Court on Monday directed the Bihar Legal Services Authority( BLSA) chairperson to activate para legal volunteers to help individuals and political parties to submit claims, objections and corrections in every district across the State.

The deadline for filing claims and objections for inclusion or exclusion of elector names from the draft roll is September 1.

However, the ECI submitted they would accept revision forms even after the deadline and it would be integrated into the final list.

The next hearing is scheduled for September 8.

Seeking direction to the poll panel for extending the timeline by two weeks and accepting the claims of deleted voters till September 15, the RJD said the Election Commission of India’s daily SIR update showed the number of claims had increased with over a lakh claims filed in the last week, and 33,349 filed in the past two days. 

“The period of filing claims expires on September 1, 2025. Unless extended, genuine electors whose names have been erroneously deleted by the ECI will not be able to submit their claims and consequently will be barred from exercising their right to vote in the coming elections,” it said.