How to Check if Your Name is on the Electoral Rolls?

September 14, 2018

Having a Voter Identity (ID) Card does not automatically mean that you can vote or that your name appears in the Electoral Rolls. To enable you to Vote your name must appear in the Electoral Rolls. To make sure that your name is present in the Electoral Rolls, it is advised that you check the list beforehand.

Please note: The Electoral Rolls are now frozen, and only those whose names appear in the Rolls will be able to Vote. (The Electoral roles are frozen 10 days before the last date of filling nominations.)

To check the Electoral Rolls for your name and details, click on the option links shared below, which appears on the Home Page of www.ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in.

To view the Electoral Rolls and To check your name and details follow the steps given below:

To view the Electoral list, you must either:
1. Click on the option “Summary Revision – Draft Electoral Roll (Partwise)” on the Home Page
Summary Revision – Draft Electoral Roll (Partwise)
From the dropdown menu you will be asked to “Select District”.
E.G. If you are staying in the Island City, you need to choose your District – Mumbai City or if you are in the Suburbs, then choose your District – Mumbai Suburban

1. a) After that, you will need to select your Assembly Constituency from the dropdown menu. It will appear by number and name e.g. 185 – Malabar Hill
   b) You will then need to select your “Part”. The “Part” is a number allotted to buildings in a particular locality. The parts will appear in number along with the name of the street. If you have your Voter ID Card, you can check it for your “Part” number.
   c) Then click “Open PDF” and your Electoral Roll will appear.
   d) Names in the Roll appear building wise so you need to scroll down and check.

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2. Click on the option “Search your Name in Draft Electoral Roll” on the Home Page

Search your Name in Draft Electoral Roll

1. a) The screen will ask you to Search Your Name by “Search by Details”, “Search by EPIC” or “Search by Mobile”.
   b) To select by “Search by Details”, you need to choose your State and/or Language, then fill in your Name, Surname, Middle Name, Relative’s First and Last Name, Your Date of Birth, Age, Gender and/or District and /or Assembly and then click Search. Your name and other details will appear. It is possible that other people with the same name may appear, however as the age of person, gender, polling station address and family is also given, you will be able to identify yourself quite easily. Click on the PDF section which will then take you to the appropriate Electoral Roll.
   c) To select by “Search by EPIC”, you need to choose your Language, and then fill in your EPIC number, which is given in the Voter ID Card and click Search. Your name and details will show and if you click on the PDF section it will then take you to the appropriate Electoral Roll.
   d) To select by “Search by Mobile”, you need to choose your State and/or Language, and then enter your Mobile Number and click on “Send OTP”, enter the OTP and click Search.

It is easy to check your name on the Electoral Rolls, please do so since if your name isn’t on the list, you cannot vote. Be a Proud Voter!

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