Election Commission Asks State Poll Officials To Be Ready For SIR Rollout By September 30

The Election Commission of India (ECI) would likely begin a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in October-November. The top EC officials have directed the state chief electoral officers (CEOs) to be ready for SIR by September 30.

As per a report by PTI, a conference was held in New Delhi where the Election Commission asked the state poll bodies to be ready for SIR rollout by September 30.

The CEOs are instructed to keep voter lists of their states, published after the last SIR, ready.

The last SIR in states will serve as the cut-off date, just as the 2003 voter list of Bihar is being used by the EC for thorough revision.