Chandigarh, May 15 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab will commence on June 15 ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state.

Addressing the media here, Punjab chief electoral officer Anindita Mitra said the SIR exercise will be conducted across the state over the next four months, with the final electoral roll to be published on October 1 this year. She said that out of a total of 2.14 crore electors in Punjab, the mapping of 1.79 crore, or 83.69%, has already been completed. While 89.58% of the electorate in rural areas has been mapped, the corresponding figure for urban areas stands at 73%.

"SIR will be carried out in a completely transparent manner - the motto being 'no eligible individual is...