India, May 2 -- Facing slow progress in pre-Special Intensive Revision (SIR) mapping in urban areas, Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chokkalingam has proposed allowing voters to self-map their details, and has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking approval.The move comes as urban centres like Mumbai, Pune and Thane continue to trail the state average in the ongoing pre-SIR exercise. Overall, Maharashtra has completed 66.42% of the work so far.

Data shows districts like Gadchiroli (90.3%), Hingoli (88.5%) and Ratnagiri (85.9%) have achieved significant progress, while Mumbai City stands at 49.4%, Mumbai suburban at 37%, Pune at 39.8% and Thane at 45.5%.At present, Booth Level Officers are matching the 2002 elect...