India, April 1 -- The pre-Special Intensive Revision (pre-SIR) exercise currently underway has thrown up various challenges for the government staff as well as the citizens. The exercise is the first step ahead of the formal voter list revision process, when officials visit households to verify existing voter details.

Pune district collector Jitendra Dudi said the current phase, which began in the first week of March, involves preliminary verification by government staff, after which Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will undertake a full-fledged door-to-door exercise once the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is officially notified.

"The actual SIR has not yet begun; we are awaiting the official notification. The current pre-SIR activity is b...