The Election Commission of India (ECI) has abruptly launched what it calls a “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) of the electoral roll, as per Notification No. 23/ESR/2025 dated June 24, 2025, just months before the Bihar Assembly elections. This sudden announcement sets an unrealistic target: registering nearly 80 million voters in Bihar within only three months. The move appears not only arbitrary but also unconstitutional, raising serious concerns about the potential exclusion and disenfranchisement of large segments of poor and marginalized communities.