Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S Chockalingam has directed election officials to ensure that all pending applications relating to claims and objections against entries in the draft electoral rolls are disposed of within the stipulated time, an official statement said on Thursday.

He issued the instructions during a review meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls 2026 in Mumbai, held at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters on November 5.