Mumbai, Oct. 5 -- Terming the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as the "next phase of a comprehensive and long-standing routine process," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday defended the process, stating that the exercise has a history spanning several decades and is an established practice to ensure accurate and reliable voter data.

In a detailed post on social media platform X, Fadnavis outlined the historical milestones of electoral roll revisions in India, highlighting that intensive revisions have been undertaken at multiple stages since independence.

"The process of Intensive Revision of electoral rolls has a history spanning several decades in India's electoral system. To keep the elec...