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First phase of Bihar SIR nearing completion: Till July 23, 98.01% electors covered; 20 lakh deceased electors reported; 28 lakh permanently migrated electors reported; 7 lakh electors found enrolled at more than one place; 1 lakh electors untraceable

Amid the ongoing opposition protests in the Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the Election Commission Wednesday said that seven lakh electors have been found to be enrolled at more than one place while one lakh electors are untraceable

The first phase is near completion and on "August 1 at the completion of the first phase of SIR, the Draft Electoral Roll will be...