The first phase will involve SIR in 10 to 15 states. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu (left) and Vivek Joshi. (Photo: X@ECISVEEP)

New Delhi: The Election Commission (ECI) will announce a nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) today. The Commission will provide this information at a press conference at 4:15 p.m. The first phase will involve SIR in 10 to 15 states. These will be states where assembly elections are scheduled within the next year. Assembly elections are scheduled in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and West Bengal in 2026.

An Election Commission official stated that SIR will not be conducted in states where local body elections are scheduled. This is because lower-level employees will be busy with

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