VIP chief Mukesh Sahani slams voter list as “fraudulent” after his wife is wrongly listed in Muzaffarpur while residing in Mumbai.
BY PC Bureau
August 3, 2025 – The draft electoral roll for Bihar, released following the conclusion of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on August 1, has ignited widespread controversy due to glaring anomalies. Among the most startling errors are entries listing “husband-husband” as spousal details and “Election Commission of India” as the relation in several voter records—errors that surfaced within the first 24 hours of publication.
The anomalies have triggered public outrage and sharp political criticism ahead of the crucial 2025 Bihar Assembly elections.
In a notable case, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) president Mukesh Sahani claimed that his wife’s name appeared on the electoral roll for Muzaffarpur, despite her residing in Mumbai. Sahani denounced the roll as “fraudulent” and said it reflected deep-rooted flaws in the revision process undertaken by the ECI.
Specific examples of such errors have emerged:
- Madhu Kumar (EPIC number: UQP3280252) has “husband husband” listed in the spouse field.
- Divya Raj (EPIC number: UQP3279569) shows the same anomaly, with the spouse column also reading “husband husband.”
The Election Commission made a man named Mohammad Sanaullah a woman and showed him as married to another man named Arvind Kumar. pic.twitter.com/6X8FDy49yt
— Mohit Chauhan (@mohitlaws) August 2, 2025
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Dozens of such faulty entries have already been reported within the initial days of the draft roll’s release, raising concerns about the accuracy and credibility of the ongoing electoral revision. nIt confirms allegations that there could be large scale irregularities in the finalisation of the voters list in Bihar.
The SIR exercise covered over 98% of Bihar’s 7.9 crore voters and aimed to clean the electoral roll by removing duplicates, deceased persons, and untraceable voters. However, the release of the draft roll revealed serious data inconsistencies. In several rural constituencies, married women were listed with “husband-husband” as their spouse’s name, while in one case bizarrely named the “Election Commission of India” as a familial relation.
नए मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार ने चुनाव आयोग की सारी विश्वसनीयता को खत्म कर दिया है।
पति का नाम – “Husband Husband”
पिता का नाम – “Father Father”
माता का नाम – “Election Commission of India”ये तो अभी ट्रेलर है, चुनाव आयोग और बुरी तरह से एक्पोज होगी राहुल गांधी जी द्वारा। pic.twitter.com/wUCnPr2NR6
— Ritu Choudhary (@RituChoudhryINC) August 2, 2025
Critics argue these anomalies could lead to wrongful deletions and disenfranchisement during the claims and objections period, which runs until September 1, 2025.
The scale of the problem could be significant, with reports of such anomalies surfacing across multiple districts. While the exact number of such errors remains unclear, local reports indicate that the issue spans both urban and rural. Some voters have also complained of their names being missing or replaced with nonsensical data.
House Number: 107
Residents Surname: Prasad, Tripathi, Sinha, Singh, Mustafa, Alam & Saday.
This is the most secular house in India found during SIR in Bihar. pic.twitter.com/gUJry2bs5w
— Mohit Chauhan (@mohitlaws) August 2, 2025
These errors add to the growing criticism of the SIR process, which deleted 65 lakh names—including 22 lakh deceased voters, 35 lakh migrated or untraceable electors, and over 7 lakh duplicates—sparking allegations of overreach and opacity.
The Election Commission has initiated a public correction drive. Voters can verify their information through the ECI’s official portal (https://voters.eci.gov.in) or the ECINet app using their EPIC number. Those affected can file Form 8 for corrections or Form 7 to raise objections, with the deadline for submissions set at September 1.
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Despite these assurances, skepticism remains high. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded a parliamentary debate on the integrity of the SIR process. Political analysts warn that if left uncorrected, these anomalies could disproportionately impact marginalized groups—especially women—whose records are more vulnerable to relational or spousal inaccuracies.
In the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections, 68% of constituencies were won by margins smaller than the number of voters deleted during SIR —raising fears of potential election-day chaos or legal challenges.
As Bihar heads into a contentious electoral season, the ECI faces mounting pressure to restore public faith in the voter roll and ensure a fair, error-free election. Voters are being urged to proactively verify their records and file corrections in time.
