India, Nov. 5 -- The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee has sought a 30-day extension of the hearing period under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, citing administrative hurdles, documentation delays and technical problems affecting voters across the state.

A Congress delegation led by state in-charge K. Raju and state president Keshav Mahto Kamlesh met Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jharkhand on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum seeking immediate steps to address the difficulties faced by voters.

Citing the notice and hearing figures up to October 31, the Congress said that 59,56,574 notices had been issued across the state. Hearings had been completed in 40,25,102 cases, while 19,31,472 cases were still p...