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Maharashtra Launches Voter Camps Ahead of October 12 Deadline
Maharashtra is checking and updating its voter lists.
Officials want every eligible person to be included and want to remove incorrect or duplicate records.
They are visiting homes and holding special camps to help people register or fix their details.
Camps at colleges and universities run from October 5 to 9.
Other camps will be held at polling stations on October 10 and 11.
People who were marked absent or as having moved can ask to be added again or correct their information.
Applications can be sent online or handed to election officials.
The deadline for applications and objections is October 12.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said careful checks are needed because people move, become eligible to vote, or die.
Maharashtra’s Chief Electoral Officer has launched registration drives and door-to-door checks during the electoral-roll revision.
Special camps at colleges and universities are scheduled from October 5 to October 9, with Booth Level Officers available to help students.
Camps will also be held at designated polling stations on October 10 and 11 for residents who were unavailable during home visits.
People listed as absent or shifted can seek re-enrolment or corrections, and the list is available on the state CEO’s website.
Claims, objections, and new registration applications are due by October 12 and can be submitted online or in person.
- Who
- The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra, and election officials, including Booth Level Officers.
- What
- Voter registration camps and door-to-door verification as part of a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Where
- Across Maharashtra, including colleges, universities, homes, and designated polling stations.
- When
- College and university camps are scheduled for October 5–9; polling-station camps for October 10–11; the application deadline is October 12.
- Why
- To include eligible citizens and identify ineligible, deceased, or duplicate entries in the electoral rolls.
Key facts
- Registration drive
- Special voter registration camps are scheduled at colleges and universities across Maharashtra from October 5 to October 9.
- Polling-station camps
- Designated polling stations will host camps on October 10 and October 11.
- Application deadline
- Claims, objections, and new registration requests are due October 12.
- Online application
- Applications can be submitted through voters.eci.gov.in or the ECINET mobile application.
- In-person application
- Physical applications can be delivered to EROs, AEROs, local BLOs, or designated polling stations during camp days.
- Absent or shifted voters
- The official list is published at ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in; listed residents can seek re-enrolment or correction.
- Revision purpose
- Officials say the process is intended to include eligible citizens and remove deceased or duplicate registrations.
Quotes
Devendra Fadnavis
Chief Minister of Maharashtra
“Door-to-Door Visits: Enumerators conduct physical visits to verify household voter data. Form Distribution & Collection: Distribution and collection of official Enumeration Forms directly from citizens. Record Cleaning: Updating records to remove deceased voters and eliminate duplicate registrations across constituencies. Public Verification: Allowing citizens to verify their details, correct spelling or address errors, and submit updated credentials.”
thehansindia.com
“Rapid urbanisation, frequent migration, additions of newly eligible youth, unrecorded deaths, and constituency transfers continuously alter voter demographics. Over the past 20 years alone, millions of names have been added and deleted. Periodic, in-depth verification is essential so that no eligible citizen is excluded, and no illegal or duplicate entry remains.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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