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Odisha is set to launch its first Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list after 24 years starting next month, following the Election Commission's recommendation. The move has triggered political uproar, with Opposition parties alleging bias and threatening protests.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has recommended a special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Odisha, marking the first such extensive voter list correction in the State since 2002. The initiative, set to begin coming month (September), follows similar efforts in Bihar and aims to clean up and update the electoral rolls through door-to-door ver...