Overview
- The Election Commission set August 17 as the final day to submit signed enumeration forms, prompting state CEO offices to publish constituency and district lists of uncollected and proposed deletions and to step up verification camps.
- Maharashtra reported about 1.81 crore forms not collected and 1.87 crore entries classed as 'Uncollectable EF' including 33.9 lakh deceased and 63.6 lakh untraceable voters, putting nearly one in five names at risk of exclusion.
- Telangana has 73.39 lakh forms listed as uncollectable and officials warn that roughly 21% of the state’s electorate could be affected, while Andhra Pradesh released a district‑wise deletion list targeting 44.89 lakh electors.
- Authorities are running special camps, weekend verification drives and scheduled campaign days and have opened claim-and-objection windows in several states so eligible voters can use Form 6/6A/7/8 to seek inclusion or corrections.
- On the ground voters report confusion over form wording and procedures and election officials warn the volumes of notices and hearings will strain EROs as states move from draft rolls to time‑bound claims, hearings and final roll publication in October.