Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Pune SIR Draft Roll Excludes 28.66 Lakh Names; Claims Open
Officials in Pune checked the voter list as part of a special revision.
The earlier list had about 90.8 lakh voters, but the draft list has about 62.1 lakh.
Many names were not included because people were marked absent, shifted, deceased or duplicated.
This does not necessarily mean every name is permanently removed.
Some cases will be reviewed through hearings.
People can check the draft list and ask for a name to be added or corrected.
Claims and objections are open from August 31 to September 30.
The final voter list is expected on November 4, 2026.
Pune’s draft electoral roll lists 62,13,692 voters, compared with 90,80,173 before the revision.
A total of 28,66,481 entries were placed in the Absent, Shifted, Dead/Duplicate category.
The excluded entries include 17,83,058 absent, 5,91,038 shifted, 3,12,048 deceased and 1,43,975 duplicate voters.
Claims and objections can be filed from August 31 through September 30 using Forms 6, 7 or 8.
The final electoral roll is scheduled for publication on November 4, 2026, after hearings and review.
- Who
- Pune district voters and election administration officials, with recognised political-party representatives present.
- What
- A draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision excluded 28,66,481 entries at this stage and opened a process for claims, objections and hearings.
- When
- The draft was published on Monday; claims and objections are open from August 31 to September 30, 2026, and the final roll is scheduled for November 4, 2026.
- Where
- Across 21 Assembly constituencies in Pune district, Maharashtra.
- Why
- The verification survey identified entries as absent, shifted, deceased, duplicate, discrepant or unlinked to the 2002 electoral roll.
- Pre-SIR electorate
- 90,80,173 voters
- Draft-roll electorate
- 62,13,692 voters: 31,51,297 men, 30,62,012 women and 383 transgender voters
- Entries excluded at draft stage
- 28,66,481 entries
- ASD breakdown
- 17,83,058 absent; 5,91,038 shifted; 3,12,048 deceased; 1,43,975 duplicate
- Cases identified for hearings
- 13,32,418, including 5,77,821 discrepancies and 7,54,597 with no linkage to the 2002 roll
- Polling stations
- 8,424, an increase of seven
- Claims and objections
- Open from August 31 to September 30; the administration will examine them through October 29
- Final-roll date
- November 4, 2026
