Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Rohit Pawar Warns Maharashtra Voter Deletions Could Reach Three Crore
Rohit Pawar says many voter names in Maharashtra could be removed from election lists.
He is concerned about a government review called the Special Intensive Revision.
Pawar says some voter information may have been checked without officers visiting homes.
He also claims that some information came from BJP workers.
The article gives different estimates, mentioning nearly three lakh deletions at first and up to three crore later.
Pawar says 2.07 crore forms were not collected and 1.22 crore records are being examined.
He says some living people were marked as dead and that other details were recorded incorrectly.
He believes this could affect elections and representation.
He wants political parties and the public to campaign for safer and more transparent elections.
NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar alleged that Maharashtra’s Special Intensive Revision could lead to large-scale voter deletions.
The article’s opening cites nearly three lakh possible deletions, while Pawar later warns the number could reach three crore.
Pawar said 2.07 crore enumeration forms were not collected and 1.22 crore records remain under scrutiny.
He alleged that booth-level officers in Pune, Nashik and Thane used table surveys and information supplied by BJP workers instead of physical checks.
Pawar called for opposition unity, greater electoral transparency, abolition of EVMs and stronger safeguards ahead of delimitation and the 2029 elections.
- Who
- Rohit Pawar, an NCP (SP) MLA, raised the allegations; he referred to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam.
- What
- Pawar alleged that Maharashtra’s electoral-roll revision could result in substantial voter deletions and contain verification and data errors.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Where
- Maharashtra, including the districts of Pune, Nashik and Thane, and Pawar’s Karjat-Jamkhed constituency.
- Why
- Pawar said he was responding to alleged flaws in the Special Intensive Revision and its possible effects on electoral representation and future elections.
- Electoral-roll exercise
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Registered voters covered
- 9.78 crore
- Enumeration forms not collected
- 2.07 crore, according to Pawar
- Records under scrutiny
- 1.22 crore, according to Pawar
- Deletion estimates
- The report mentions nearly three lakh initially and a possible three crore later
- Areas cited
- Pune, Nashik, Thane and Karjat-Jamkhed
- Political concerns
- Pawar linked the revision with delimitation and preparations for the 2029 elections