Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Fadnavis Calls Electoral Roll Revision the Next Phase
Devendra Fadnavis says India has checked and rebuilt voter lists many times since the 1950s.
He says the current Special Intensive Revision is another step in that process.
Officials visit homes, collect forms and check voter records.
Fadnavis says people moving, dying or becoming old enough to vote can change the lists.
Maharashtra's latest exercise began on June 30.
The final list is now expected on November 16, after the schedule changed.
Opposition parties say voters may have been wrongly left off the draft list and want more transparency.
The Election Commission says the 2.07 crore names missing from the draft do not represent final deletions.
Petitions about the exercise have also been filed in the Bombay High Court.
Devendra Fadnavis said the current Special Intensive Revision (SIR) continues a decades-long electoral-roll revision process.
He listed earlier intensive revisions in 1952–56, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1983–84, 1987–89, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
Fadnavis said intensive revision involves door-to-door information collection, enumeration forms, record verification and preparing rolls afresh.
Maharashtra's SIR began on June 30; its final roll, first scheduled for October 7, is now scheduled for November 16.
Opposition parties allege wrongful voter exclusion and a lack of transparency; the Election Commission says the 2.07 crore names missing from draft rolls are not final deletions.
- Who
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, the Election Commission, opposition parties and other groups.
- What
- Fadnavis described the SIR as the next phase of electoral-roll revision; the exercise has prompted concerns about voter exclusions and transparency.
- When
- Fadnavis made his remarks on Monday. Maharashtra's SIR began on June 30, and the final roll is scheduled for November 16.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India; Fadnavis made his remarks in a post on X.
- Why
- Fadnavis said revisions help keep electoral rolls accurate and reliable and include eligible voters; changes result from new voters, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
Concerns and objections
Election Commission and Fadnavis
Voter exclusions
Concerns and objections
Opposition parties allege wrongful exclusion; Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal said voting rights were being obstructed.
Election Commission and Fadnavis
The Election Commission says the 2.07 crore electors missing from the draft rolls do not represent final deletions. Fadnavis says the revision aims to include eligible voters and maintain accurate rolls.
Process and transparency
Concerns and objections
Opposition parties and other groups have questioned the process and demanded greater clarity; petitions challenging aspects of the exercise have been filed in the Bombay High Court.
Election Commission and Fadnavis
Fadnavis describes SIR as a long-standing process involving door-to-door collection, enumeration forms and verification. The Election Commission says it aims to keep rolls accurate and updated.
- Speaker
- Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister
- Process
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Earlier revisions cited
- 1952–56; 1957; 1961; 1965; 1966; 1983–84; 1987–89; 1992; 1993; 1995; 2002; 2003; 2004
- Maharashtra SIR start
- June 30
- Final roll schedule
- Initially October 7; revised to November 16
- Draft-roll figure
- 2.07 crore electors were left out of the draft rolls; the Election Commission says this is not the figure for final deletions
- Opposition concerns
- Allegations of wrongful voter exclusion and questions about transparency
- Court challenge
- Petitions challenging aspects of the exercise have been filed in the Bombay High Court
