06 October,2026 11:46 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The state poll body held special camps at polling stations to facilitate the re-enrolment of voters who were left out of the draft rolls. Representational pic
More than 6 lakh applications for new voters, objections and corrections have been received across Maharashtra's 36 districts following the publication of the draft electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with Pune recording the highest number at 56,605, according to official data.
The draft electoral rolls were published on August 31. Of the 9,78,54,049 voters, 7,71,65,562 were included in the draft rolls, while 2,06,88,487 voters, or 21.14 per cent, were placed in the ASDDO (absent/shifted/dead/duplicate/other) category, PTI reported.
The state poll body held special camps at polling stations to facilitate the re-enrolment of voters who were left out of the draft rolls.
The state office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) received 6,24,054 forms between August 31 and October 4, according to district-wise data.
Of the total applications, 6,05,097 were Form 6 applications for new voters. Another 11,251 were Form 7 applications, which are used to object to someone's inclusion in the electoral roll or request deletion of a name already listed.
A further 7,706 Form 8 applications were received to change or correct details on voter cards.
According to PTI, Pune recorded the highest number of applications at 56,605, followed by Thane with 46,373, Mumbai Suburban with 38,094, Nashik with 32,691 and Jalgaon with 28,397.
Nagpur received 16,009 applications, while Mumbai City recorded 13,858 and Palghar 14,448.
Sindhudurg received the lowest number of applications at 2,394, according to the data.
The period for filing claims and objections has been extended till October 12. Disposal of notices, claims and objections can be completed by November 12.
The final electoral roll is scheduled to be published on November 16.
Booth-level officers have also been asked to accept documents through WhatsApp and conduct home visits where required.
Meanwhile, an FIR has been registered against two Booth Level Agents (BLAs) and others for allegedly submitting fraudulent Form 7 applications seeking the deletion of 5,698 voters from the electoral rolls in the Jayanagar Assembly constituency, police said on Tuesday, PTI reported.
The case was registered on Monday night following a complaint filed by Karnataka Mahila Congress president Sowmya Reddy, who alleged that the two BLAs were affiliated with the BJP.
Reddy is a former MLA from the Jayanagar Assembly constituency and was the Congress candidate from the constituency in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections.
According to the FIR, Reddy stated that Form 7 applications, which are meant to object to the inclusion of names or request the deletion of names from the electoral roll, were submitted to Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
The applications allegedly falsely claimed that 5,698 electors had permanently shifted out of the constituency, PTI reported.
The complainant subsequently conducted an inquiry into the matter and found that Ramakrishna and Yogesh, who are allegedly BLAs associated with the BJP, along with others, had intentionally furnished false information in Form 7 applications, particularly in a manner affecting voters belonging to minority communities and voters from other sections who were perceived to be politically unfavourable to the BJP and its allied parties, the FIR stated.
(With PTI inputs)
