Sachi Hegde

Yadav’s registration from one of these two booths was struck off from the Election Commission of India’s draft electorate rolls after the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar. In early September 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party accused Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera and his wife, Telangana Congress vice president Kota Neelima, of electoral violations.

The credibility of India’s electoral process hinges on the credibility of its voter rolls. The Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar — an exercise to verify the eligibility of 79 million voters — was meant to ensure this accuracy. It has fallen short. An ongoing investigation into the draft electoral rolls released by the ECI after it conducted the SIR in Bihar raises troubling questions about its verification methods.