Mumbai: Up to 5% of the 12.2 million electors across Maharashtra flagged for discrepancies or non-mapping with the 2002 Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls may have their names deleted from the final voters’ list as they are yet to submit the required documents, officials in the poll body told Hindustan Times. Because of revised guidelines, the officials said, the number of potential deletions has dropped significantly.
Notices have been served to all the 12.2 million electors across constituencies, asking them to submit documents to establish their eligibility and resolve discrepancies, officials said. Those whose details could not be mapped with the 2002 SIR rolls have been asked to submit documents to establish their eligibility for inclusion in the voters’ list, whereas those whose details contained discrepancies have been asked to submit documents to substantiate the corrections sought in notices issued to them. Thus far, details have been published for more than 50 assembly constituencies across 12 districts, the officials noted.
Election officials have prepared lists of electors who have been unable to submit the required documents despite repeated follow-ups, and the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Maharashtra, has begun publishing details of such electors on its website, officials said.
