Navi Mumbai SIR: Nearly 3.85 Lakh Names Deleted From Airoli, Belapur Electoral Rolls

Navi Mumbai witnessed the deletion of approximately 3.85 lakh names from the electoral rolls of Airoli and Belapur Assembly constituencies during a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in September 2026. The deletion, which included computerized verification and door-to-door enumeration, revealed numerous discrepancies, with 219,002 names removed from Airoli and 165,258 from Belapur.

The process identified a significant number of absent, shifted, dead, and duplicate entries, categorized under ASDD. Constituency-wise, Airoli's 150 Assembly constituency includes several NMMC wards, while Belapur's 151 Assembly constituency comprises other wards. Duplicate entries were also found in both constituencies, with Airoli reporting 102,682 duplicates and Belapur reporting 83,742.

Objections to the ASDD list can be raised by voters and political parties, followed by a hearing by the Electoral Registration Officer. The electoral authorities noted the challenge of frequent migration of residents in Navi Mumbai's IT and industrial sectors, leading to outdated electoral rolls. The SIR exercise has also highlighted the issue of voters holding registrations in multiple constituencies, prompting the Election Commission to use computerized demographic matching to identify discrepancies.