Nationwide SIR | Election Commission To Announce SIR Schedule In 10 States Amid Political Row

After completing the special revision in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission is set to announce the Schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 10 states and union territories. The exercise, beginning November 1, comes ahead of assembly elections in states like Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and West Bengal. Opposition parties, including the DMK and TMC, have raised objections, calling the move hasty and politically motivated, while the BJP and Maharashtra government have welcomed it. A major political showdown now brews over the timing and intent of the SIR rollout.