A major error has surfaced in the draft voter list for the BMC General Elections 2025, with RTI activist Anil Galgali exposing that 6,834 voters belonging to Ward 162 have been incorrectly placed in Ward 163.
In a letter to the Assistant Commissioner of L Ward, Galgali highlighted that multiple List Parts—officially and geographically part of Ward 162—were wrongly included under Ward 163 in the newly released rolls. The affected List Parts include 247, 248, 249, 250, 251 and 252, with misclassified voter counts ranging from 796 to 1,454, adding up to 6,834 voters.
Calling the mix-up a serious lapse rather than a clerical mistake, Galgali warned that such large-scale misclassification threatens the integrity and fairness of the upcoming civic elections. He demanded that all affected voters be immediately restored to Ward 162 to maintain the transparency of the delimitation and electoral process.
The complaint has been escalated to the Assistant Commissioner of L Ward, with copies sent to Municipal Commissioner Bhushan Gagrani and Additional Municipal Commissioner Dr Ashwini Joshi, urging swift corrective action.
Galgali said the BMC must act promptly if it intends to uphold public trust and claim credibility in the conduct of the 2025 elections.
