The Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has led to the deletion of more than 5.8 crore voters across 12 states and Union territories over the past year, as the poll roll purification exercise continues across another 19 states and UTs amid sustained political controversy.
The voter roll clean-up exercise, which completed one year on Thursday, was first launched as a pilot in Bihar on June 24 last year ahead of the state's assembly elections.
