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Aaditya Thackeray says 5 lakh voters missing from Maharashtra draft electoral roll
✍️ Mid-Day
🗓 10 Oct 2026, 01:32 AM
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Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray has highlighted discrepancies in the Statewise Integrated Register draft, alleging that around five lakh eligible voters are absent from the list.
Maharashtra’s tourism and environment minister, Aaditya Thackeray, raised concerns over the draft Statewise Integrated Register (SIR) released ahead of the upcoming elections. He claimed that the draft roll omits roughly five lakh (500,000) eligible voters, a discrepancy that could affect the accuracy of the electoral roll.
The allegation was reported by the newspaper Mid-Day, which quoted Thackeray’s statement without providing detailed figures from the election commission. Thackeray urged the authorities to review the draft and correct any omissions before the final roll is published.
If the missing entries are confirmed, the state election machinery may need to undertake a fresh verification exercise to ensure that all eligible citizens can exercise their franchise.
The issue adds to ongoing debates about voter registration accuracy across India, with officials typically inviting public feedback on draft rolls before finalization.
The election commission has not yet responded publicly to Thackeray’s claims, and a timeline for any corrective action remains unclear.
The allegation was reported by the newspaper Mid-Day, which quoted Thackeray’s statement without providing detailed figures from the election commission. Thackeray urged the authorities to review the draft and correct any omissions before the final roll is published.
If the missing entries are confirmed, the state election machinery may need to undertake a fresh verification exercise to ensure that all eligible citizens can exercise their franchise.
The issue adds to ongoing debates about voter registration accuracy across India, with officials typically inviting public feedback on draft rolls before finalization.
The election commission has not yet responded publicly to Thackeray’s claims, and a timeline for any corrective action remains unclear.