Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Maharashtra Voter Registration Camps Ahead of October 12 Deadline
Maharashtra has published a draft list of people who can vote, but many names are missing from it.
Some people were recorded as having died, moved away, or not being found, though some may still be able to vote.
Election workers are visiting homes to check who is eligible and help them apply.
Colleges and universities are holding help camps from October 5 to 9.
Polling stations will hold more camps on October 10 and 11 for people election workers could not reach.
Eligible people can apply online or give an application to election officials.
The deadline to apply or raise an objection is October 12.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said voter lists need regular checking as people move, become eligible, or die.
Maharashtra’s draft electoral roll was published on August 31 under the Special Intensive Revision, with lakhs of names omitted.
Reported exclusions included 34.81 lakh people marked dead, 75.52 lakh permanently shifted, and 76.80 lakh absent or not found; some may still be eligible.
Booth Level Officers are visiting homes, checking eligibility, and collecting Form 6 applications from people missing from the draft roll.
Registration camps are being held at colleges and universities October 5–9 and at designated polling stations October 10–11.
Claims, objections, and registration applications are due October 12 and can be filed online or with election officials.
- Who
- Eligible voters missing from Maharashtra’s draft roll, with help from the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer and Booth Level Officers.
- What
- A campaign of voter-list verification and registration camps under the Special Intensive Revision.
- When
- College and university camps run October 5–9; polling-station camps are scheduled for October 10–11; applications are due October 12. The draft roll was published August 31.
- Where
- Across Maharashtra, including homes, colleges, universities, and designated polling stations.
- Why
- To help eligible citizens get included in the electoral roll and address ineligible or duplicate entries.
Case for the revision
Risks and concerns
Accuracy versus possible exclusion
Case for the revision
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said regular, ground-level verification is needed because migration, urbanisation, new voter eligibility, deaths, and constituency transfers change voter rolls.
Risks and concerns
The articles report that lakhs of names were omitted from the draft roll and that some people categorized as dead, shifted, or absent may still be eligible to vote.
- Draft roll publication
- Published August 31 under the Special Intensive Revision.
- Reported as dead
- 34.81 lakh names, according to an earlier breakup reported by The Indian Express.
- Reported as permanently shifted
- 75.52 lakh names, according to an earlier breakup reported by The Indian Express.
- Reported absent or not found
- 76.80 lakh names, according to an earlier breakup reported by The Indian Express.
- Applications filed so far
- Around 6.7 lakh voters across the state had filed Form 6 and Form 7, according to the article.
- Registration camps
- Colleges and universities: October 5–9; polling stations: October 10–11.
- Application deadline and channels
- October 12; apply through voters.eci.gov.in or the ECINET mobile app, or submit to an ERO, AERO, BLO, or designated polling station.
- Absent or migrated voters
- People listed as absent or migrated can apply for enrolment or correction; the list is available on the Maharashtra CEO’s website.
