Srinagar, Oct. 28 -- Chief minister Omar Abdullah said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be making a mistake by starting special intensive revision (SIR) in various states of the country without assessing the benefit it brought to voters in Bihar where it was first implemented.

The EC has announced phase two of SIR of electoral rolls in 12 states.

Omar, while talking to media in Srinagar, said that there have already been concerns and complaints regarding SIR in Bihar. "It is yet to be known whether those doing SIR will benefit from it or not. Let the Bihar election conclude and we will see whether SIR has benefitted in any way or not. Then talk about its implementation in rest of the country," he said.

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