Panvel

Residents of Panvel can now update their voting details. Local offices have set up special registration camps in the area. These camps help people sign up or fix errors on the voter list.

Important steps for registration

Panvel residents can update voter details soon. Special registration camps are open at every polling station in the 188 Panvel Assembly constituency. Dates are September 19, 20, 26, and 27.

Officers will be available from 10 am to 6 pm on these days. Whether you need to register as a new voter, remove a name, or fix errors, now is the time to act. Please bring your required documents.

Registration and updates

You can submit Form 6 for new registrations, Form 7 for deletions, or Form 8 for corrections. This drive is part of the Special Electoral Roll Revision Programme 2026, based on rules from the Election Commission of India. These sessions are available only until September 30, 2026.

Election Commission officials in Maharashtra found data errors for over 1.22 crore voters during the latest revision drive. If you get a notice, send in your required documents to prove you are eligible.

State Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam set new rules to stop abuse of the objection process. Now, only people living in the same Assembly constituency can file an objection against a voter. This change stops mass deletions that caused issues in places like Jharkhand.

Updating voter rolls

Officials have already deleted many duplicate and old entries to keep the voter list correct. If your name is marked, you get a chance to show your proof during a hearing before any final action. Keep an eye out for updates from your local election office.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray accused BJP of using poor tactics to sway the upcoming Maharashtra elections. While speaking in Beed, he said that voter registration is being messed with by creating fake entries and copying official forms without permission.

Thackeray mentioned a specific case in Panvel, Navi Mumbai, and Kharghar. Party workers there caught people photocopying private voter registration papers. He claims these actions are part of a larger plan to change voter lists. The former Chief Minister told his party workers and Booth Level Agents to stay alert. He wants them to check every name on the voter list themselves to stop fraud.

Concerns over voting integrity

He pointed out that many names were recently taken off or changed during updates. Thackeray has asked his team to be more active at polling booths to keep the voting process fair. He also plans to visit Sambhajinagar and attend the Dussehra rally in Mumbai soon.

Authorities suspended five booth-level officers after finding about 3,400 Special Intensive Revision forms at a photocopy shop in Kharghar. Local political workers found an individual at the shop with the forms, which started a wider investigation by the Raigad district collector. Residents can check the Panvel assembly constituency records for updates.

Investigation and legal action

Police filed a criminal case against one person under the Representation of the People Act. The investigation is ongoing. Officials confirmed that the recovered documents came from 11 different polling stations. Opposition leaders are asking for more responsibility from the Election Commission, as they want to know how sensitive voter data reached a private business.

Serious worries have started in Kharghar after 3,404 original Special Intensive Revision forms were found being photocopied at a private shop in Sector 19. Police have booked a local BJP worker named Suraj Patil after this incident.

Details of the investigation

Authorities are checking how these private records from the Panvel Assembly Constituency reached a political worker. A case was filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Representation of the People Act. This event raises questions about how safe voter data is during election list updates.