India, July 17 -- The chief electoral officer (CEO) of Maharashtra is expected to write to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking an extension to complete the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The deadline for its completion is July 29. The move follows the election body granting similar extensions to several states, including Delhi.

The demand to push the deadline in Maharashtra comes in the wake of the low pace of enumeration -- 31.02% -- so far, with Mumbai significantly lagging with just 13.29% digital entries.

The SIR exercise is being carried out in the state since June 30 to verify the nationality of voters. Nearly one lakh Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have been visiting households in the first phase to ...