The Congress Wednesday alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh , claiming that more than 16,000 voter entries had been affected in the Pilibhit Sadar Assembly constituency alone. The party said it was examining similar “discrepancies” in other constituencies and would explore legal options.

On Monday, UP Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa had directed officials to identify and ensure resolution of duplicate entries on priority “to make the draft electoral roll to be published on November 12 error-free”.…