Hyderabad, Nov. 13 -- Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday defended the Election Commission of India's ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying it was necessary to ensure the accuracy and integrity of voter lists and should be undertaken once every 20 to 25 years.

Naidu, who was attending the 31st CII-Partnership Summit held in Visakhapatnam, dismissed allegations of large-scale deletion of votes and said that no complaints of missing votes had been received in Andhra Pradesh. He said that allegations of voter deletions were largely based on misconceptions rather than facts.

He argued that political parties should use their grassroots networks to identify and address any discrepancies in...