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Will Election Commission conduct SIR in West Bengal? CEC Gyanesh Kumar says...

DNA Sunday, 17 August 2025 ()
The ECI's statement comes as it faces protests over a SIR being carried out in Bihar just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. SIR is an exercise to revise the voter list by removing the names of deceased or ineligible electors. Read on to know more on this.
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