Maharashtra Urban Constituencies Report High Uncollectible Forms in Electoral Roll Revision
During Maharashtra's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, urban constituencies such as Bhiwandi East, Colaba, and Pune reported the highest rates of uncollectible enumeration forms, exceeding 40 percent in several areas. Over 21 percent of forms statewide could not be collected or digitized. In contrast, rural and tribal constituencies showed better performance in form collection. The Chief Electoral Officer released detailed data highlighting this urban-rural divide across all 288 Assembly constituencies.
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economictimes broke this story on 22 Aug, 02:39 am. Other outlets followed.