Maharashtra has added 14.71 lakh voters to its electoral rolls since the November 2024 assembly polls, while names of 4.09 lakh voters were deleted but not a single political party has raised any objection in this regard, a senior official said on Thursday.
District-wise data showed Thane recorded the highest increase with 2.25 lakh new voters, followed by Pune with 1.82 lakh. This took the electorate in Thane to 74.55 lakh and in Pune to 90.32 lakh. Mumbai suburban district saw an addition of 95,630 new voters, taking its tally to 77.81 lakh, while Mumbai city added 18,741 names, raising its voter base to 25.62 lakh.
9.84 cr voters in state
The total electorate in the state now stands at 9.84 crore, he informed. “While allegations of manipulation of the voter list have dominated political debates, there is not a single written complaint or objection that we have received so far regarding the addition of more than 14 lakh names after the assembly polls. The updated list will now be used for the upcoming civic and local body elections instead of the rolls prepared for last year’s assembly elections,” he said.
Together, the metropolis added 1.14 lakh new voters since November, pushing the total number for the upcoming BMC elections to 1.03 crore, the state government official added. The official said applications for addition of 16.83 lakh voters were received across the state, along with nearly 1.97 lakh applications for shifting names from one constituency to another. After scrutiny, 14.71 lakh new names were approved and 4.09 lakh voters deleted, the official informed.
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