The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said it will conduct the second phase of the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in 12 states and union territories after the "successful" completion of the exercise in poll-bound Bihar.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar claimed, "We successfully completed the exercise of purifying the electoral rolls in Bihar. And the result is before you... there has been zero appeals."

The CEC announced that the second phase of the SIR will be carried out in "12 States and Union Territories."

The ECI had in June 2025 announced the nationwide SIR alongside the SIR for Bihar.

According to sources in the ECI, the nationwide SIR exercise will be rolled out in phases, with the f

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