Chandigarh, Oct. 31 -- A voter mapping exercise conducted ahead of the forthcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab has revealed that the names of 55% of the state's 2.14 crore voters already match those on the voter list from the previous revision held in 2003.

These voters, identified during the mapping by the office of the chief electoral officer, Punjab, will not be required to submit any documents during the upcoming SIR, officials said. They added that after the door-to-door verification, the proportion of voters exempted from submitting documents could rise to 95%. The schedule for this verification is yet to be announced.

The Election Commission of India (ECI), which has already announced a pan-India...