India, Sept. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday issued a directive to the chief electoral officer of Bihar to accept Aadhaar cards as valid proof of identity during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.

The directive comes in the wake of a Supreme Court order mandating that Aadhaar be accepted as the 12th valid document for inclusion in Bihar's electoral rolls, following complaints that election officials were refusing to recognise it despite earlier instructions.

"The Aadhaar Card shall be treated as the 12th document, in addition to the 11 documents listed in Annexure C and Annexure D of the SIR order dated 24.06.2025," the directive said.

Complying with the Supreme Court's...