The publication of Maharashtra’s draft electoral rolls under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has revealed that more than 2.07 crore electors whose names appeared in the pre-revision electoral rolls have not been included at the draft stage. Pune district alone accounts for 28,66,481 such electors, the highest among all districts in the state. The State Election Commission will publish the final electoral rolls on November 4
The Election Commission and state election authorities have, however, clarified that exclusion from the draft electoral roll does not automatically amount to permanent deletion. The draft publication has opened the statutory process for claims, objections, verification and hearings, giving eligible voters an opportunity to seek restoration or inclusion of their names before the final electoral roll is published.
The claims and objections period commenced on August 31 and will remain open until September 30. Election authorities will examine the applications, objections and related cases until October 29, following which the final electoral rolls are scheduled to be published on November 4, 2026.
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— ChiefElectoralOffice (@CEO_Maharashtra) August 31, 2026
State-wide draft roll: over 7.71 crore included
Before the commencement of the SIR exercise, Maharashtra had 9,78,54,049 registered electors. According to the draft electoral rolls, 7,71,65,562 electors, representing approximately 78.86 per cent of the pre-SIR electorate, have been included. A total of 2,06,88,487 electors, or around 21.14 per cent of the earlier electorate, could not be included in the draft roll at this stage. The authorities have emphasised that the figure of 2.07 crore should not be interpreted as the final number of voters who will ultimately be removed from the electoral rolls. The present draft remains subject to the claims and objections process, hearings and verification of documents.
Major urban districts account for largest share of exclusions
Pune, Thane and Mumbai Suburban have emerged as the three districts with the largest number of electors not included in the draft rolls. Pune has recorded 28,66,481 names outside the draft list, followed closely by Thane with 28,59,377 electors and Mumbai Suburban with 26,58,202 electors. Together, these three districts account for 83,84,060 electors, constituting approximately 40.5 per cent of the total state-wide number not included in the draft.
Other districts with substantial numbers of excluded electors include Nagpur with 14,43,267, Nashik with 10,27,792, Mumbai City with 9,50,720, Palghar with 6,68,709, Aurangabad with 6,07,660 and Raigad with 5,84,118.
Pune’s electorate falls from 90.80 lakh to 62.13 lakh in draft stage
In Pune district, the electoral roll before the SIR exercise contained 90,80,173 registered voters. The newly published draft roll contains 62,13,692 electors, leaving 28,66,481 names outside the draft at the present stage. Of the voters included in the Pune draft electoral roll, 31,51,297 are male electors, 30,62,012 are female electors and 383 are transgender electors.
The draft rolls for Pune were published in the presence of district and election officials, including Collector Jitendra Dudi, Deputy District Election Officer Minal Kalaskar and Tehsildar Sheetal Mule, along with representatives of recognised political parties.
The revision process is being conducted with October 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.
Reasons for exclusion: Absent, Shifted, Dead and Duplicate Categories (ASDD)
The state-wide list of electors not included in the draft has been classified into several categories based on findings during the verification and enumeration process. Of the 2,06,88,487 electors not included across Maharashtra, approximately 75.52 lakh have been classified as Absent or Not Found, 76.80 lakh as Permanently Shifted, 34.81 lakh as Dead, 17.63 lakh as Already Enrolled Elsewhere or Duplicate, and approximately 2.23 lakh under other categories.
Election authorities have clarified that these classifications are not final determinations regarding the elector’s voting status. A person classified as duplicate at one location, for instance, may remain validly enrolled elsewhere. Similarly, an elector marked absent or not found may have been unavailable during verification and may still be entitled to seek inclusion after establishing eligibility.
Pune’s ASD list contains over 28.66 lakh electors
In Pune district, all 28,66,481 electors not included in the draft have been categorised under the ASD list, covering electors marked as Absent, Shifted, Dead or Duplicate, along with certain other classifications.
The district-wise breakup includes 1,43,975 duplicate entries, 3,12,048 deceased electors, 17,83,058 voters classified as absent and 5,91,038 voters classified as shifted. Another 36,362 entries have been placed under other categories. The large number of absent voters forms the biggest component of Pune’s excluded entries, followed by those identified as having shifted from their registered addresses.
More than 13.32 lakh Pune cases identified for hearings
The SIR exercise in Pune has also identified 13,32,418 cases requiring hearings before the concerned election authorities. Of these, 5,77,821 cases involve discrepancies identified in electoral details, while 7,54,597 cases concern electors for whom no mapping or linkage with the 2002 electoral roll could be established.
Such cases will be examined by the concerned Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) at the respective roll-section level. Electors whose records contain discrepancies, as well as those marked with “No Linkage” because their details could not be connected with the earlier electoral rolls, will be given an opportunity to participate in the prescribed hearing process.
The final decision regarding retention or inclusion of such names will be taken after the concerned verification and hearing procedures are completed.
Claims and objections open until September 30
The publication of the draft electoral roll has formally opened the claims and objections period across Maharashtra.
Eligible electors whose names are missing from the draft electoral roll can seek inclusion by submitting Form 6 along with the prescribed declaration and supporting requirements. Form 6 can also be used by eligible new voters who have attained, or will attain, the age of 18 years on or before October 1, 2026. Any person seeking to object to the inclusion of a name in the electoral roll may submit Form 7.
Form 8 can be used for correction or updating of electoral details, including matters relating to name, address, age, gender and other particulars, and can also be used for matters concerning the Elector Photo Identity Card (EPIC). The authorities will process claims, objections and related notices from August 31 until October 29.
Hearings to be conducted by EROs and AEROs
The state-wide claims and objections process will be handled through the election registration machinery at the Assembly constituency and local level.
Maharashtra has 288 Electoral Registration Officers, corresponding to its Assembly constituencies, along with more than 7,000 Assistant Electoral Registration Officers who will be involved in handling claims, objections, notices and hearings. Electors whose names remain unmapped with the 2002-2004 electoral rolls, as well as those whose records have been mapped but contain logical or factual discrepancies, may be issued notices and given an opportunity to submit prescribed or other valid documents. The documents and explanations submitted by such electors will be examined before a final decision is taken on their inclusion or retention in the electoral roll.
Weekly publication of claims and objections lists
During the claims and objections period, constituency-wise lists of applications and objections received are expected to be prepared every week.
These lists will be made available through the websites of the respective District Election Officers and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, allowing political parties, electors and the public to monitor the progress of the revision process.
Confusion reported over online search and changed part numbers
The publication of the draft rolls was initially accompanied by difficulties for voters attempting to verify their names online. While electoral-roll PDFs were uploaded on the Election Commission’s platforms, voters reported difficulty in directly searching the draft rolls through their EPIC or voter identification numbers. In several cases, electors had to download the relevant electoral roll PDF and manually search for their names.
The draft PDFs also did not initially carry photographs, adding to the difficulty of identification in some cases. Another source of confusion was the change in polling-station part numbers between the existing electoral rolls and the SIR draft rolls. The altered numbering led some voters to believe that their names had been removed when, in certain cases, their electoral details had merely shifted to another part or polling-station section.
Election authorities subsequently indicated that the online search facility was being developed and would be enabled to facilitate easier access for voters.
Pune adds seven polling stations, taking total to 8,424
The SIR exercise has also resulted in changes to the polling-station infrastructure in Pune district.
The total number of polling stations in the district has increased by seven and now stands at 8,424. Bhor Assembly constituency has the highest number of polling stations in Pune district at 567. It is followed by Chinchwad with 560 polling stations and Hadapsar with 525 polling stations.
The constituency-wise distribution of polling stations in Pune district shows considerable variation across the 21 Assembly constituencies. Bhor has the highest number of polling stations at 567, followed by Chinchwad with 560 and Hadapsar with 525. Khadakwasla has 502 polling stations, while Bhosari has 491 and Shirur has 459. Vadgaon Sheri has 438 polling stations, Purandar 413, Maval 402, Pimpri 397, Khed-Alandi 393 and Baramati 388. Kothrud has 387 polling stations, while Junnar has 356 and Ambegaon and Parvati have 344 each. Indapur has 339, Daund 315, Pune Cantonment 270, Kasba Peth 268 and Shivajinagar has the lowest number at 266 polling stations.
Polling stations marginally rationalised cross Maharashtra
At the state level, the SIR exercise has resulted in a marginal rationalisation of polling stations. The total number of polling stations in Maharashtra has changed from 1,00,253 to 1,00,216. During the process, 394 new polling stations were added, while 431 existing stations were deleted. In addition, the locations of 1,403 polling stations were changed. The relocation exercise included polling stations in Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban, Thane and Palghar that had earlier functioned from temporary structures and have now been shifted to permanent premises within the same polling-station area.
Draft rolls available online and at government offices
The draft electoral rolls have been made available through multiple physical and digital channels. In Pune, the rolls can be accessed at the offices of the respective Electoral Registration Officers, the Pune District Collectorate and the offices of district presidents of recognised political parties.
The draft electoral rolls are also available through the Pune district administration website, the Election Commission of India’s ECINET platform and the Voter Service Portal. At the state level, the rolls are available through the Election Commission’s Voter Service Portal, the website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, and the websites of the respective District Election Officers.
How electors can check their names
Voters can search for their names and electoral details through the Election Commission’s electoral search facility.
After opening the ECI’s “Search Your Name in Voter List” facility, an elector can select the relevant language and choose Maharashtra as the state. The search can be conducted using the EPIC number, elector details or registered mobile number.
After entering the required information and completing the captcha process, voters can search to determine whether their names and electoral details are reflected in the available records.
Electors can also download the electoral roll PDF relating to their particular polling station or part.
For this purpose, voters may access the Election Commission’s electoral-roll download facility and select Maharashtra, followed by the relevant district, Assembly constituency and language. After selecting the appropriate polling station or part number, the electoral roll PDF can be downloaded and searched manually using details such as the elector’s name or EPIC number.
Final electoral roll scheduled for November 4
The publication of the draft rolls marks only an intermediate stage in Maharashtra’s SIR process.
With claims and objections open until September 30, election authorities will continue scrutiny, verification, hearings and disposal of applications until October 29. The final electoral roll for Maharashtra is scheduled to be published on November 4, 2026.
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