EC likely to roll out SIR across India in phases beginning with states where polls due next year

The Election Commission is planning to roll out pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) of voters' list in phases beginning with a group of states, including those where assembly polls are due next year, poll officials told news agency PTI. At the same time, it will not hold the electoral roll cleanup exercise in states where local body elections are taking place or are due, as the grass roots poll machinery is busy with it and may not be able to focus on SIR, they said

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