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Karnataka Minister Eshwar Khandre Says SIR Has Paralysed Governance, Delayed Local Body Polls

Headline via Deccan Chronicle · first report 14 Nov, 22:24 IST, latest 14 Nov, 22:24 IST

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Khandre said the SIR exercise should have been limited to removing the names of deceased voters, those who had changed their addresses and those enrolled at more than one place, as was done during earlier electoral roll revisions.

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