India, Sept. 16 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday held a training session for district-level election officers in West Bengal amid speculation that the poll watchdog may begin a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in October ahead of next year's state elections.

"A preparatory training session on SIR was virtually held by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal. It was attended by all Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), ADM (election) and OC (election) and other senior district-level officers related to voter list revision from across the state," said a state poll panel official.

"The meeting was primarily held on issues related to the...