Maharashtra SIR: CEO gets 6.24 lakh forms for new voters, corrections after draft rolls publication

More than 6 lakh applications for new voters, objections and corrections have been received across Maharashtra’s 36 districts after the publication of draft electoral rolls during the continuing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), with Pune recording the highest number, at 56,605, according to official data.

The draft electoral rolls were published on August 31, 2026. Of the 9,78,54,049 voters, 7,71,65,562 were included, while 2,06,88,487 voters, or 21.14%, were placed in the ASDDO (absent, shifted, dead, duplicate, other) category.