Hyderabad, April 4 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll is not going to be held in April, although the mapping has begun in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana.

A Times of India report quoted Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) C Sudharshan Reddy as saying that the exercise is not going to happen in April and is likely to be held in May.

Reason for delay

Reddy said that the machinery of the Election Commission of India (ECI) is busy with the elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

As per the schedule announced by ECI, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will go to polls on April 9, while Tamil Nadu will go to polls on April 23. Phase one of the West Bengal polls, with 152 constituencies, will be h...