Srinagar, May 15 -- Monitor News Bureau

Jammu and Kashmir is among the three states/UTs where Special Intensive Revision (SIR) will not be held in the next phase.

The decision comes after the Election Commission of India announced to conduct SIR in 16 states and 3 Union Territories (UTs).

"The SIR of Electoral Rolls will cover the entire country in Phase-III except Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. After considering the completion of Phase-II of the Census in these three states/UTs and due consideration of the weather in the upper reaches/snow-bound areas, the SIR schedule for these three states/UTs will be announced later," said the EC.

The schedule of SIR Phase-III has been fixed keeping in view the common field machi...