Mumbai voter registration camps will be held across all Assembly constituencies on September 26 and 27 to help residents check their names in the draft electoral roll and complete registration, correction and objection procedures, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation said in an official statement.
The camps are part of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls for 2026, or SIR-2026, covering Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban districts. They will be organised at designated locations across the constituencies, with officials instructed to assist citizens with the relevant forms and submissions.
Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam directed election officials to accept claims and objections relating to names and entries in the draft electoral roll until September 30, 2026. He also asked officials to ensure that citizens receive assistance in completing and submitting Forms 6, 7 and 8 within the prescribed procedure and timeline.
Form 6 is used for inclusion of a name in the electoral roll, while Forms 7 and 8 are used for objections, deletion-related requests and corrections or updates to electoral details, according to the information provided in the report. The camps are intended to make these services more accessible to residents who may otherwise face difficulty identifying the correct office or completing the paperwork.
The directions were issued during a review meeting on the SIR-2026 programme at the BMC headquarters. The meeting covered the implementation of the revision exercise in both Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban districts, which together include the city’s Assembly constituencies and a large, mobile urban population.
District Election Officer and BMC Commissioner Ashwini Bhide appealed to residents to use the special camps on September 26 and 27. Citizens who find that their names or other details are missing or incorrect in the draft roll can use the camps to seek assistance, submit the relevant forms and file claims or objections before the September 30 deadline.
The announcement comes amid political concerns over the wider revision exercise. A delegation led by Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal met Chockalingam and submitted a memorandum seeking an inquiry into alleged exclusions from the state’s electoral rolls. The party described the reported scale of exclusions as unprecedented and alarming, and alleged administrative lapses, defective forms and delays in serving notices.
The supplied report gives the Congress’s claim as more than 206 crore voters excluded from the rolls, a figure that is not independently established in the material available for this report. The party also sought additional time for claims and objections, including a two-month extension, saying voters should have sufficient time to verify their entries and challenge possible exclusions.
For Mumbai residents, the immediate official timeline is the two-day camp schedule followed by the September 30 deadline for claims and objections. The BMC and election officials have directed citizens to use the designated camps and submit the applicable forms within the prescribed period.
