Tejashwi Yadav says his name is missing from Bihar electoral draft list

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav said his name is missing in the Bihar electoral draft list published on August 1, 2025.

Mr. Yadav asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) how he would be able to contest in the upcoming Bihar Assembly election. The Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly said that it’s a “murder of democracy and snatching away voter rights”.

He filled in his EPIC number in front of the press on the ECI’s official site and after entering the captcha, it showed not found. Mr. Yadav alleged that the ECI is working as a cell of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He is a voter of the Digha Assembly seat and represents the Raghopur Assembly seat.

Following the completion of the month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the ECI on Friday (August 1, 2025) published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar. According to the ECI, there is no compiled list made available, but voters can check their names on the ECI’s website.