NEW DELHI, 25 Oct: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to roll out the first of pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) of voters’ list next week, beginning with 10 to 15 states, including those going to polls next year, officials said Saturday.

Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala and West Bengal will go to polls in 2026 and they are amongst the states where the voters’ list cleanup exercise will begin first.

The poll authority is likely to announce the first phase of SIR middle of next week, in which as many as ’10 to 15 states’ would be included, officials said.

The ECI will not hold the electoral roll cleanup exercise in states where local body elections are taking place or are due, as the grassroots poll machinery is busy with it and may not be able to focus on the

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