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Thackeray Alleges Five Lakh Ghost Voters; Poll Body Cites Duplicates
Aaditya Thackeray says about five lakh suspected voters in Mumbai cannot be found on two election lists.
One is a draft list made during a voter-checking exercise, and the other lists voters who were deleted.
He says his party will visit homes to check what happened.
The Election Commission of India says changes in voter totals are due to efforts to find and remove duplicate registrations.
Thackeray also pointed to different voter totals for Maharashtra at several times.
He said the total fell by 7,90,364 between the two dates he cited.
The articles do not establish whether the suspected voters are actually missing or explain each change in the totals.
Aaditya Thackeray alleged around five lakh suspected ghost voters in Mumbai are absent from both the SIR draft roll and the list of deleted voters.
He said Shiv Sena (UBT) would conduct door-to-door checks to establish their status.
The Election Commission of India attributed differences in voter counts to an exercise to identify and remove duplicate registrations.
Thackeray cited ECI figures of 9,86,44,413 voters in Maharashtra on May 26, 2026, and 9,78,54,049 on August 31, 2026.
He said the figures represented a decline of 7,90,364, and also cited 9,71,41,289 voters for the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections.
- Who
- Aaditya Thackeray and the Election Commission of India; Thackeray said Shiv Sena (UBT) would verify voter status.
- What
- Thackeray alleged around five lakh suspected ghost voters were missing from two voter lists; the ECI cited duplicate-registration removal as the reason for differences in counts.
- Where
- Mumbai and Maharashtra, India.
- When
- Thackeray made the allegation on Friday. He cited voter figures dated May 26, 2026, and August 31, 2026.
- Why
- Thackeray said door-to-door checks would establish the suspected voters' status; the ECI attributed voter-count differences to identifying and removing duplicate registrations.
Thackeray's concern
Election Commission's explanation
Why voter counts differ
Thackeray's concern
Thackeray questioned the voter-count changes and alleged around five lakh suspected voters were missing from both the draft roll and deleted-voter list.
Election Commission's explanation
The ECI attributed differences in voter counts to an exercise to identify and remove duplicate registrations.
Key facts
- Alleged suspected voters
- Around five lakh in Mumbai
- Lists cited
- The SIR draft electoral roll and the list of deleted voters
- Planned action
- Shiv Sena (UBT) door-to-door verification
- Maharashtra voter count cited for May 26, 2026
- 9,86,44,413
- Maharashtra voter count cited for August 31, 2026
- 9,78,54,049
- Difference between those figures
- A decline of 7,90,364, according to Thackeray
- Voter count cited for 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections
- 9,71,41,289
Sources
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