The voter list cleanup has already been completed in Bihar, where the final electoral roll, containing nearly 7.42 crore names, was published on September 30.

xNew Delhi : The Election Commission (EC) is likely to launch the first pan-India Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list next week, beginning with 10 to 15 states, including those scheduled to go to polls next year. According to reports, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal, which will hold elections in 2026, are among the first states where the voter list cleanup exercise will begin.

Officials quoted in the reports said the poll body is expected to announce the first phase of the SIR by mid-next week, covering up to 15 states. The EC will not conduct the exercise in states where local body election

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