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CEC Says Pure Electoral Roll Must for Democracy
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|July 09, 2025
As the united opposition hit out at the Election Commission over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral rolls and has also reached out to the Supreme Court, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday asserted that the exercise was "inclusive" and it was "inevitable for strengthening democracy."
"Pure electoral rolls are inevitable for strengthening democracy," Kumar said.
This story is from the July 09, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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