MUMBAI — Maharashtra election authorities have reinstated 12.20 million voters to the draft electoral rolls after clearing nearly all electors flagged during an exhaustive verification blitz.
Less than one per cent remain contested. Out of 12.24 million electors issued notices during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), exactly 99.41 per cent have established their eligibility. That leaves just 72,601 registrations still under administrative scrutiny across the state. The widespread restorations followed an explicit directive from the Election Commission easing procedural verification guidelines across multiple states.
The numbers mark a stark reversal.
Election officials initiated Maharashtra's SIR on June 30, 2026, marking the first statewide intensive revision since 2002. The poll authority initially folded the state into Phase III of the national revision exercise on May 14, 2026, targeting a final wrap-up by October 2026. Torrential monsoon downpours and expanding administrative reviews forced multiple deadline extensions, slowing physical verification across rural and urban districts alike.
Yet the scale of reinstatement stands in sharp contrast to other regional drives, including Delhi, where 4.77 million voters were dropped from draft rolls during parallel intensive scrutiny. In Maharashtra, the intervention of eased evidentiary norms averted mass disenfranchisement.
To track the sweeping administrative revision, the office of the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer tabulated the revised status:
| Metric | Official Count / Details |
|---|---|
| Total Notices Issued Under SIR | 12.24 million voters |
| Electors Cleared and Reinstated | Approx. 12.20 million (99.41%) |
| Voters Remaining Under Scrutiny | 72,601 |
| Prior Statewide SIR Baseline | 2002 |
| Revision Drive Launch Date | June 30, 2026 |
To prevent wrongful omissions, the office of the Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer ordered field staff to mount aggressive on-ground correction drives throughout early October.
From October 5 to 9, voter registration officers pitched registration camps across colleges and universities statewide. Booth Level Officers (BLOs) were stationed on campuses to guide first-time young electors through Form 6 applications and untangle queries surrounding the SIR verification protocol.
Simultaneously, authorities rolled out a door-to-door verification drive to track down eligible residents whose names had slipped off the draft lists. Where voters were unavailable during home inspections, administrators staged mop-up camps at local polling stations on October 10 and 11, publishing absentee rosters directly on the Maharashtra CEO portal so citizens could verify their inclusion.
Local voter registration officers are now auditing the final batch of 72,601 flagged voter files to conclude the revised electoral register.