Congress Seeks Extension of SIR Drive in Telangana

A Congress delegation led by the Backward Classes Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar submitted a memorandum to Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C. Sudharsan Reddy here on Tuesday seeking extension of ongoing SIR drive. 

The delegation wanted the Election Commission (EC) to extend the deadline to ensure no eligible voter is left out. Meanwhile, the EC on Tuesday extended the SIR of the electoral roll enumeration by 10 days in Andhra Pradesh, following a



request from CEO Vivek Yadav.

The EC extended house-to-house visits by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) up to July 24. The exercise, which started on June 15 and was supposed to end on July 14 as per the original schedule. 

"The Commission has decided to revise the said (Special Intensive Revision) schedule for Andhra Pradesh," said a letter from the poll body to Chief Electoral Officer Yadav, detailing the revised dates.