This is despite the fact that names of around 3.8 lakh duplicate voters were removed from the rolls before Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year.
"During the last revision of electoral rolls before the Parliamentary elections, around 3.8 lakh duplicate voters were removed. Still, as per our estimates, around 7 to 8 lakh additional duplication exists. That's around 3 per cent of extra electors in the rolls. We intend to remove them," Naik said.
Youths who would attain the age of 18 by then can contact Booth Level Officers (BLO) between November 1 and December 1, 2014 for the inclusion of their names. They can also directly log on to the EC's or Bihar CEO's website and submit online applications.
New entries, correction of errors in the rolls, updation of database and printing will be completed by January 8, 2015. Final electoral rolls will be published on January 15 and the exercise is being carried out with an eye on the state assembly elections scheduled next year.
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Naik said the number of polling stations in Bihar has been increased to 62,779 from the existing 59,807.
"This has been done as per EC guidelines of dividing booths having more than 1,600 voters. The number of electors in the draft elector rolls has seen a jump from 6.21 crore to over 6.34 crore," Naik said.