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With more than four days having passed since the February 14 deadline for uploading voter's documents under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal (WB), nearly 115,000 applications remain unuploaded, prompting the ECI on Thursday to issue show-cause notices to a majority of the state's poll officers| India News

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In a letter on Thursday, ECI told the chief electoral officers of 22 states and Union Territories (UTs) that the next phase of SIR will begin from April 2026.| India News

In the first phase of the SIR, names of 58 lakh electors - nearly 8 per cent of the total 7.66 crore voters in the 2025 electoral roll -- were deleted in the state on grounds of being absent, shifted, dead and duplicate.

The Election Commission of India has directed chief electoral officers across 23 states and Union Territories to expedite preparatory work for a special intensive revision of electoral rolls. This significant exercise is slated to commence in April. This move covers states like Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Punjab, which are preparing for elections in 2027.

SIR: desher baaki raajyguliteo ebaar SIR, tairi thaakte bll nirbaacn kmishn election commission directs poll officers to get ready as sir likely to commence in remaining states and union territories from april, desh News, Times Now Khobor

ECI urges 22 states and UTs to finalize preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) starting in April.

The CEOs have been asked to "complete preparatory work" related to SIR "at the earliest", EC Secretary Pawan Diwan said in his letter.

The Election Commission of India has asked the remaining states to begin preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The Commission has directed officials to prepare for the SIR, which will begin in April 2026.

From April, the SIR (likely Systematic Investment Risk or similar) process will expand nationwide after successful implementation in Bihar and ongoing progress in 12 other states/UTs.