ECI revises Maharashtra Delhi electoral roll schedule

The India — Election Commission of India (ECI) revised the schedule for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in India — Maharashtra and India — Delhi, extending key deadlines and pushing the final publication of the voter list to November 4. The revised schedule, issued on August 19, followed a request from the India — Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer and concerns raised by political parties about voter exclusions. In India — Maharashtra, the draft electoral roll will be published on August 31, with claims and objections accepted from August 31 to September 30, and the final roll published on November 4, nearly a month later than originally planned. The document collection process concluded on August 17, with 7.71 crore of India — Maharashtra's 9.78 crore electors submitting enumeration forms; the remaining 2.07 crore were classified as 'Uncollectable EF' under the ASDD framework (Absent, Shifted, Deceased, Duplicate). The ECI also revised India — Delhi's SIR schedule, setting November 4 for final publication. The SIR exercise aims to update and verify electoral rolls through extensive field verification.