Archive · 13 Jun 2025
Maharashtra CEO Clarifies Voter Roll Claims by Opposition
Imagine there are complaints about how many people can vote.
Rahul Gandhi made some claims about how voter lists were updated.
The election office in Maharashtra responded, saying that voter lists are updated by many local people, not all at once.
They explained that people fill out forms to be added or removed, and young people were added.
The office said the voter lists are online for everyone to see.
Maharashtra CEO responded to allegations about electoral rolls made by Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi claimed 65 lakh voters were added to the voter list in two hours.
The CEO clarified additions and deletions occur via statutory forms and not centrally.
Over 26 lakh new electors were in the 18-29 age group.
Complete electoral rolls are available on the website for public download.
- Who
- The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Maharashtra and Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party.
- What
- The Maharashtra CEO issued a clarification regarding allegations about the electoral rolls made by Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party.
- When
- Friday, after November 2024 assembly elections.
- Where
- Maharashtra
- Why
- To address claims of irregularities in voter list additions and deletions.
Rahul Gandhi/Congress Party
Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra
Electoral Integrity
Rahul Gandhi/Congress Party
Accusations of compromise within the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra
The CEO's office emphasized processes involved with the inclusion of the voters.
- Issuing Body
- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Maharashtra
- Accusation Source
- Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party
- Alleged Issue
- Irregularities in voter roll updates
- Electoral Registration Officers
- 288
- Booth Level Officers
- Nearly one lakh
- New Electors (18-29)
- Over 26 lakh
