22 August,2026 12:52 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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Urban constituencies in Maharashtra, including several in Thane, Pune and Mumbai, have reported some of the highest rates of uncollectible enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officer's office on Friday.
In contrast, several rural and tribal constituencies recorded significantly lower rates, with more than 90 per cent of enumeration forms collected or digitised in some seats.
Uncollectible enumeration forms are those that could not be collected or digitised during the revision exercise. Across Maharashtra's 288 Assembly constituencies, 21.15 per cent of forms were classified as uncollectible.
Bhiwandi East in Thane recorded the highest uncollectible rate in the state at 49.10 per cent, according to constituency-wise data released by the Chief Electoral Officer.
It was followed by Colaba in south Mumbai at 46.97 per cent, Khadakwasala in Pune at 46.57 per cent, Nalasopara in Palghar at 46.36 per cent and Kothrud in Pune at 46.22 per cent.
Several other urban and suburban constituencies also recorded uncollectible rates above 40 per cent.
Bhiwandi West reported 44.72 per cent, Shivajinagar 44.31 per cent, Ambarnath (SC) 44.18 per cent, Airoli 44.03 per cent, Mumbra-Kalwa 42.92 per cent, Kalyan West 42.65 per cent and Mankhurd Shivajinagar 42.31 per cent.
Nalasopara, which has 6,62,057 electors, recorded 46.36 per cent uncollectible forms, amounting to 3,06,930 forms. This was the highest number among the constituencies highlighted in the data.
Hadapsar, with 6,51,473 electors, recorded 45.80 per cent or 2,98,375 uncollectible forms.
Khadakwasala, which has 5,97,114 electors, reported 2,78,076 uncollectible forms. Kalyan Rural recorded 2,52,294, while Ovala Majiwada reported 2,50,987.
The data indicates that several constituencies with large electorates also recorded a high number of forms that could not be collected or digitised.
Colaba, one of Mumbai's prominent administrative and business districts, recorded an uncollectible rate of 46.97 per cent among its 2,54,910 electors.
Malabar Hill, another prominent Mumbai constituency, recorded an uncollectible rate of 39.02 per cent.
The relatively high rates reported in several urban constituencies contrast sharply with those recorded in many rural and tribal seats across the state.
Several rural and tribal constituencies reported uncollectible rates below 10 per cent, meaning more than 90 per cent of forms were collected or digitised.
Akole (ST) in Ahmednagar, now Ahilyanagar, district recorded the lowest uncollectible rate in Maharashtra at 6.11 per cent. The constituency had a digitisation rate of 93.89 per cent.
It was followed by Jalgaon (Jamod) in Buldhana at 6.20 per cent, Khamgaon at 6.27 per cent, Ashti in Beed at 6.37 per cent and Chimur in Chandrapur at 6.46 per cent.
Mehkar (SC) in Buldhana recorded an uncollectible rate of 6.50 per cent, while Georai in Beed reported 7.09 per cent and Nevasa in Ahmednagar recorded 7.18 per cent.
Rajapur in Ratnagiri recorded 7.34 per cent, while Malkapur in Buldhana reported 7.68 per cent.
Gadchiroli (ST), Armori (ST) and Nawapur (ST) were also among the rural and tribal constituencies with high rates of form collection and digitisation.
Gadchiroli (ST) recorded 8.64 per cent uncollectible forms, while Armori (ST) reported 9.75 per cent and Nawapur (ST) 9.33 per cent.
The figures show a marked difference between several urban constituencies and rural and tribal seats in the proportion of forms that could not be collected or digitised.
Maharashtra has 9,78,54,049 electors across its 288 Assembly constituencies, with 21.15 per cent of enumeration forms classified as uncollectible.
Several constituencies with the highest uncollectible rates have electorates substantially larger than the state average of 3,39,771.
Nalasopara and Hadapsar, for instance, have more than 6.5 lakh electors each, while Khadakwasala has nearly six lakh.
In contrast, eight of the 10 constituencies with the lowest uncollectible rates have electorates below the state average.
(With inputs from PTI)
