Hyderabad, June 8 -- Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) president and MLC Prof. Kodandaram has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state for a year to ensure that no eligible voter loses their franchise.

Addressing a workshop on the SIR process at the TJS state office in Hyderabad on Sunday, Kodandaram expressed concern over the timeline announced by the Election Commission.

SIR scheduled to begin on June 25

The voter roll revision exercise is scheduled to begin on June 25 and, according to the current schedule, is expected to be completed within three months.

Kodandaram said that in states where similar SIR exercises were conducted in the past, a lac...