# India Election Commission voter roll revision disputes

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/india-election-commission-voter-roll-revision-disputes
> Updated: 2026-10-10T02:08:09.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

The Bombay High Court has questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) regarding the rejection of Form 8 applications during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The court expressed concern that rejecting these forms, which are used for address changes, could exclude eligible voters from the rolls. The issue was brought forward by a family in the Santa Cruz assembly constituency whose names were removed after their address change applications were rejected due to missing Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) records.

In response to administrative processes, the ECI has introduced new limits on the number of claims and objections that can be filed via Form 7 during the SIR period to prevent bulk filings. Under these guidelines, a single voter is limited to ten claims or objections during the SIR and five per month for regular updates. Additionally, the ECI addressed age discrepancies in Maharashtra, where approximately 270,000 voters were incorrectly listed as being over 100 years old. The Commission stated these corrections were completed within the designated timeframe without requiring separate Form 8 applications.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-10: Election Commission of India limits voter list claims and addresses Maharashtra age errors

The Election Commission of India has capped Form 7 claims to prevent bulk filings and clarified that age discrepancies for 270,000 voters in Maharashtra were resolved during the revision process.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/election-commission-of-india-limits-voter-list-claims-and-addresses-maharashtra-age-errors

### 2026-10-02: Bombay High Court questions ECI over rejection of voter Form 8 applications

The Bombay High Court's Goa bench questioned the Election Commission of India over the rejection of Form 8 applications, warning that such actions may exclude eligible voters from electoral rolls.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/bombay-high-court-questions-eci-over-rejection-of-voter-form-8-applications

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