Hyderabad, May 31 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Sunday stated that the Special Summary Revision (SIR) of voter lists is a standard, routine filtering exercise aimed at eliminating duplicate entries and updating records, adding that the final voter list published on October 1 will serve as the base for all upcoming elections.

Addressing the BRS Party General Body meeting in the Cantonment Constituency in Secunderabad, KTR sought to dispel confusion surrounding the process, noting that the country has witnessed 13 such revisions since the first general elections in 1951-52.

"There is nothing to be confused about regarding SIR; it is simply a filtering program for voter lists. SIR means adding new votes...