Kolkata: The dates for Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for states where Assembly polls are scheduled next year, including West Bengal, are expected to be announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday.

The ECI has convened a press conference at 4.30 p.m. at its headquarters in New Delhi, where the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) is likely to announce the names of the states where the exercise will be conducted in the immediate phase.

Although the SIR would be conducted nationally, as indicated by the ECI, in the immediate phase, the exercise would be held for those states where Assembly polls are scheduled next year. So, going by that pattern, it is expected that on Monday, the SIR dates would be announced for four states, namely West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and As

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