Only motive of conducting SR in Assam is to include eligible and exclude ineligible voters: CEC

GUWAHATI: (Feb 18) Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday said that the Special Revision (SR) was conducted in Assam with the sole motive of including all eligible and excluding ineligible voters from the electoral rolls.

Addressing a press conference at the end of the 3-day visit to review poll preparedness in Assam, Kumar said the SR was conducted in Assam as it is the only state where the NRC is almost complete.

"According to the law, it is mandatory that electoral rolls revisions are held before elections, and as such, SIR (special intensive revision) was conducted in 12 states while SR was held in Assam," he said.