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ECI Sets August 17 Deadline for Maharashtra Voter Enumeration Forms
The Election Commission of India keeps the list of people who can vote in elections.
It is updating this list, called the electoral roll, for the state of Maharashtra.
People already on the list must fill an Enumeration Form.
They must give the form to a Booth Level Officer who visits homes.
Only people who fill the form will be on the new draft list.
The draft list comes out on August 24, 2026.
If your name is missing, you can apply with Form 6.
The final list comes out on October 27, 2026.
Lying on these forms is against the law and can be punished.
The Election Commission of India has urged registered voters in Maharashtra to submit Enumeration Forms by August 17, 2026.
Only voters who submit completed forms to their Booth Level Officer will be included in the draft electoral roll published on August 24, 2026.
Under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, no person can be enrolled in more than one constituency, and duplicate applications will be marked 'Already Enrolled'.
First-time voters and eligible voters excluded from the draft roll can apply for inclusion with Form 6 from August 24 to September 23, 2026.
The final electoral roll will be published on October 27, 2026, and furnishing false information is an offence punishable by up to one year in prison, a fine, or both.
Voters can seek corrections with Form 8 and object to entries with Form 7 during the claims and objections period.
- Who
- The Election Commission of India and registered voters in Maharashtra
- What
- Submission of Enumeration Forms for the Special Intensive Revision of Maharashtra's electoral rolls
- Where
- Maharashtra, India; forms submitted to Booth Level Officers, with draft rolls available at ERO offices and ECI and Chief Electoral Officer Maharashtra websites
- When
- By August 17, 2026, with the draft roll published on August 24 and the final roll on October 27, 2026
- Why
- To update and revise the electoral rolls so that eligible voters' details remain accurate for elections
Key facts
- Enumeration Form Deadline
- August 17, 2026
- Draft Electoral Roll Published
- August 24, 2026
- Claims and Objections Period
- August 24 – September 23, 2026
- Form 6
- For inclusion of first-time and eligible voters
- Forms 7 and 8
- Form 7 for objections, Form 8 for corrections
- Final Electoral Roll Published
- October 27, 2026
- Penalty for False Information
- Imprisonment up to one year, a fine, or both (Section 31, RPA 1950)
- Duplicate Enrollment
- Marked 'Already Enrolled'; no person can be enrolled in more than one constituency
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