Election Commission completes SIR in 13 states

Battling “vote chori” allegations levelled by the opposition Congress, the Election Commission held special intensive revision of electoral rolls in 13 states and Union territories and a ‘special revision’ in Assam this year and is all set to hold a similar exercise in the remaining 22 states and Union



territories in 2026.

While the exercise, which kept the EC in news, was completed in Bihar, it is ongoing in Assam and other 12 states and Union territories with nearly 60 crore electors.

The remaining 40 crore electors will be covered next year in phases, officials said.