Overview
- The State Election Commission released ward-wise draft voter lists for multiple municipal corporations on November 20, inviting online objections through November 27, with final rolls due December 5 and polling-station lists on December 8 and 12.
- Pune’s draft lists count 3,551,469 voters across 41 wards, and officials say roughly three lakh names appear twice; the civic body says it cannot delete entries on its own and will rely on verification to prevent double voting.
- To curb duplicate voting, the SEC says polling lists will flag repeated names with a double star, officers will verify that each person votes only once, and affidavits will be taken from voters whose names appear multiple times.
- Political scrutiny has intensified, with NCP(SP) in Pune warning of agitation if duplicates are not removed and a BJP leader in Pimpri-Chinchwad alleging about 4,500 missing names in Ward 8 as officials accept objections for review.
- Other corporations also posted draft data and schedules, including PCMC with 1,713,891 voters, Bhiwandi-Nizampur with 669,033 voters where residents reported duplicates and deceased entries, and Navi Mumbai and Panvel outlining the same correction window.