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EC postpones Maharashtra final voter list to November 16
The Election Commission of India has postponed publication of the final Maharashtra electoral roll from November 4 to November 16, 2026, revising the Special Intensive Revision schedule. The deadline for filing claims and objections has been extended to Monday, 12 October 2026, from the earlier September 30 cut-off.
The qualifying date to determine eligibility remains October 1, 2026. Issuing notices and disposing of claims will continue until November 10, after which the final list will be published. Maharashtra has around 9.78 crore electors. Of these, 7.71 crore submitted signed Enumeration Forms, the remaining 2.07 crore electorate were recorded as having uncollected forms during the house-to-house drive that ended on August 17.
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The extension pushes final voter list publication 12 days beyond the original November 4 deadline, giving election officials and voters additional time to process claims and objections. Over two crore electors in Maharashtra were recorded as having uncollected Enumeration Forms during the recent house-to-house exercise, which may partly explain the need for more time. The revised schedule does not change the qualifying date of October 1, so eligibility remains fixed. The real operational test will be whether the Election Commission completes processing by the new November 10 deadline for disposing of claims and objections.
Source: indiatvnews.com
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