Pune: The SEC is awaiting a reply from ECI on its request to conduct the proposed special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra after the local body polls, likely to be held post Diwali. In late July, the state election commissioner wrote to ECI citing staff shortage and pressure on election machinery due to ward formation and bifurcation of rolls. “We are yet to hear from ECI. No schedule has been announced for any state, except Bihar,” a senior SEC official told TOI. The matter is expected to come up at a nationwide meeting of chief electoral officers on Wednesday. While the meeting is an annual review, the rollout of SIR is likely to be taken up. “It will be a general discussion, with opinions sought from all CEOs,” an ECI source said. Senior officials said the meeting will cover several issues and the “contemporary matter of SIR” is bound to figure in the deliberations. Officials said conducting SIR alongside the annual special summary revision, which runs from Oct-Dec, could risk duplication of efforts. —Nisha Nambiar
