Thane Records 38.77% Uncollected Voter Forms in Maharashtra Revision

Thane recorded the highest proportion of uncollected voter enumeration forms across Maharashtra's urban districts, with 38.77% of forms remaining uncollected under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, according to official data released by the State Election Commission on August 17, 2026.

The figures indicate that nearly four in ten voters in Thane remain uncollected as part of the statewide drive to clean electoral rolls. Across Maharashtra, over 2.07 crore voter enumeration forms—representing 21.25% of the total 9.78 crore electorate—have been deleted due to uncollected forms. The commission has digitised 7.69 crore electors, accounting for 78.64% of the roll.

Urban districts accounted for a major share of the uncollected forms, representing 45.4% or 94.47 lakh voters across Thane, Mumbai, Mumbai Suburban, and Pune. While Thane topped the list at 38.77%, Mumbai followed with 37.57%, Mumbai Suburban with 34.48%, and Pune with 31.92%.

Statewide data compiled up to August 13 showed that the uncollected forms comprised 33,94,053 deceased voters, 63,61,113 untraceable voters, 71,95,388 voters who had permanently shifted, and 1,43,556 others.

The large-scale deletion sparked objections from NCP-SP leader Rohit Pawar, who alleged that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) facing pressure to complete verifications conducted surveys from their desks using inputs from BJP workers. He claimed such practices occurred in Thane, Pune, and Nashik, and further alleged that software was used to categorise voters based on ideology. Pawar stated that he was procuring electoral roll data across all 288 assembly constituencies to cross-check against preliminary lists.

The Election Commission of India initiated the nationwide revision to eliminate duplicate and stale entries caused by rapid urbanisation and migration. A similar intensive revision exercise was last carried out in 2002.