SIR helped Bihar achieve record poll turnout, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar visited Bihar to highlight the success of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He credited the initiative with purifying voter lists and contributing to record-breaking voter turnout in the state's recent assembly elections.
Why it matters
The success of electoral roll purification in India's most populous regions serves as a model for democratic participation and administrative efficiency in large-scale elections.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday (August 16, 2026) said that the ‘successful’ conduct of Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar last year helped to increase the voter turnout in the State Assembly election that followed.
Mr. Kumar landed in Patna on Sunday (A) for a two-day visit to Bihar. He was accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Manish Garg (Senior Deputy Election Commissioner), Ashish Goyal (Director General — Media), Seema Khanna (Director General - IT) and other senior officials of the Commission.
Thanking the voters of Bihar, at a press conference at the airport, the CEC said he had come to pay his respects to the sacred land of Bihar.
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