All states that go to the polls next summer have the SIR underway, except in Assam where there is only a special revision of rolls on account of the 2019 National Register of Citizens exercise

The Election Commission on Thursday extended the deadline for the first phase of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for six states and Union Territories but refused to change the dates for another six provinces, including in poll-bound West Bengal where the ruling party has vehemently opposed the contentious exercise.

The poll body extended the date for Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Uttar Pradesh after receiving formal requests from their chief electoral officers.

Under the revised schedule, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat will complete enumerat

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