Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has said the voter list revision drive in Bihar was a "purification" exercise and a milestone in the making of Indian democracy.

Addressing the gathering at IIT-Kanpur on its foundation day on Sunday (November 2), the CEC said "the world's biggest voter list purification exercise was conducted in Bihar alone, and once the drive is extended to 51 crore voters in 12 states, it will mark a historic achievement for the Election Commission and the nation".

“When this process is completed across the country, people will feel proud not just of the Election Commission but of India’s democratic strength,” Kumar said while addressing the gathering.

The Election Commission recently announced that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) would be conducted betw

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