Imphal, Nov 11 (PTI) A civil society organisation in Manipur on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state with 1961 as the base year.

People's Alliance for Peace in Manipur (PAPPM), in a memorandum submitted to ECI, said an SIR is "imperative to address an existential threat to Manipur's democracy, social harmony, and cultural survival".

The provision for a special intensive revision is "not merely an administrative exercise, it is a constitutional, moral, and democratic necessity to secure the future of Manipur's indigenous peoples", the organisation said.

It also demanded that January 1, 1961, be used as "the cut-off date for defining the native population, as it represents a hard-won consensus an

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