India, Aug. 1 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that it has released the draft voters' roll for Bihar after the completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

The poll agency said that the exercise have covered all 243 assembly constituencies and 90,817 polling stations and was shared with political parties.

However, the opposition parties have protested against the exercise and have been demanding a discussion in the Parliament over the issue. The SIR exercise comes ahead of the state assembly elections, scheduled to be held around October-November this year.

"Draft Electoral Rolls for Bihar, covering each of the 243 assembly constituencies and 90,817 polling stations, are being shared with al...