Odisha CM backs SIR exercise, says it is necessary for free and fair elections
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik endorsed the State‑wide Systematic Voter List Revision (SIR) exercise, describing it as essential to ensure free and fair elections. He highlighted that duplicate entries, obsolete records and the inclusion of deceased individuals on electoral rolls undermine the list’s reliability, and urged timely cleaning and updating of voter data across the state.