PATNA: Claiming that the special intensive revision (SIR) carried out after 22 years in the poll-bound Bihar has “purified” the electoral rolls, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday announced that 17 new initiatives launched for the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar would later be replicated across the country. The commission also dismissed opposition charges about the authenticity of the SIR and described it as a “big success”. Addressing a press conference after completing a two-day visit to Bihar to review poll preparedness, chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said the SIR was aimed at ensuring that no eligible elector was left out and no ineligible person was included. “We launched 17 new initiatives for Bihar and many of them were successfully implemented. The rem

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