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Although the Election Commission has not mentioned whether the press conference will be around implementing SIR across India, reports suggest that the Election Commission is going to announce the schedule of voter list revision.
Recently, SIR exercise was seen before the assembly elections in Bihar.
Although the Election Commission has not mentioned whether the press conference will be around implementing SIR across India, reports suggest that the Election Commission is going to announce the schedule of voter list revision.
Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to address the press along with Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sindhu and Vivek Joshi.
Bihar, where the SIR was conducted, is scheduled to vote in two phases on November 6 and 11 and the results are due on November 14.
The opposition has opposed the Bihar SIR exercise, alleging that the government wants to manipulate the voter list and is also challenging the matter in the Supreme Court.
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