India, Aug. 17 -- The list of names deleted from Bihar's draft electoral rolls following special intensive revision (SIR) has been posted on the websites of the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) as well as district magistrates in the poll-bound state. The links on the websites redirect users to ECI's voters' service portal (voters.eci.gov.in), where names can be searched either by EPIC number or by selecting an assembly constituency booth.

The move comes after the Supreme Court, on August 14, directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish details of 6.5 million names deleted from the draft voter list, along with the reasons for non-inclusion, to enhance transparency in the process. The bench of justices Surya Kant and Joy...