Archive · 21 Nov 2025
Pune, Mumbai Face Electoral Roll Issues Ahead of Local Body Polls
In Pune, over 3 lakh people are registered to vote twice in the upcoming local elections.
The city government can't remove these duplicates.
People can suggest or object to names in the voter list until November 27.
The election date is yet to be announced, but it must happen by January 2023.
Meanwhile, Mumbai's civic body elections, due in January 2026, have been delayed due to legal hurdles, with the last polls held in 2017.
Over 3 lakh voters in Pune have double entries in the electoral roll for upcoming local body elections
Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has no power to delete these duplicate entries
Draft electoral rolls published for citizens to submit suggestions and objections by November 27
Maximum voters in ward 9 (1,60,242), minimum in ward 39 (62,205)
Elections to be held by end of January 2023
- Who
- Over 3 lakh voters in Pune, Mumbaikars
- What
- Face electoral roll issues ahead of local body polls
- When
- Upcoming local body elections in Pune, BMC elections in Mumbai by January 2026
- Where
- Pune Municipal Corporation, Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Why
- Duplicate entries in Pune, delays in delimitation and legal hurdles in Mumbai
Pune Municipal Corporation
State Election Commission
Duplicate entries
Pune Municipal Corporation
Cannot delete duplicates
State Election Commission
Responsible for maintaining accurate rolls
- Total voters in Pune
- 35,51,469
- Number of wards in Pune
- 41
- Corporators to be elected in Pune
- 165
- Objection submission deadline in Pune
- November 27
- Final electoral roll publication in Pune
- December 5
- Last BMC elections held
- February 21, 2017
- Next BMC elections due
- January 2026
Sources
Over 3 lakh voters in Pune have double entry in electoral roll, PMC says it is powerless to delete names
PCMC releases draft voters list, BJP leader alleges names of 4,500 voters missing
BMC Elections 2025: Know When The Last Civic Body Polls Were Held In Mumbai
NCP(SP) warns of agitation over 3 lakh double entries in Pune electoral rolls
Aaditya Thackeray raises doubt about fairness of upcoming polls, says voters’ list filled with errors
