Maharashtra SIR: Bhiwandi East, Colaba and Khadakwasala report highest uncollectible forms

Urban constituencies in Maharashtra including several in Thane Pune and Mumbai have reported some of the highest rates of uncollectible enumeration forms during the Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls according to data released by the Chief Electoral Officers office on FridayIn contrast several rural and tribal constituencies recorded significantly lower rates with more than 90 per cent of enumeration forms collected or digitised in some seatsUncollectible enumeration forms are those that could not be collected or digitised during the revision exercise Across Maharashtras 288 Assembly constituencies 2115 per cent of forms were classified as uncollectibleBhiwandi East records highest uncollectible rateBhiwandi East in Thane recorded the highest uncollectible rate in the state at 4910 per cent according to constituencywise data released by the Chief Electoral OfficerIt was followed by Colaba in south Mumbai at 4697 per cent Khadakwasala in Pune at 4657 per cent Nalasopara in Palghar at 4636 per cent and Kothrud in Pune at 4622 per centSeveral other urban and suburban constituencies also recorded uncollectible rates above 40 per centBhiwandi West reported 4472 per cent Shivajinagar 4431 per cent Ambarnath SC 4418 per cent Airoli 4403 per cent MumbraKalwa 4292 per cent Kalyan West 4265 per cent and Mankhurd Shivajinagar 4231 per centNalasopara has highest number of uncollectible formsNalasopara which has 662057 electors recorded 4636 per cent uncollectible forms amounting to 306930 forms This was the highest number among the constituencies highlighted in the dataHadapsar with 651473 electors recorded 4580 per cent or 298375 uncollectible formsKhadakwasala which has 597114 electors reported 278076 uncollectible forms Kalyan Rural recorded 252294 while Ovala Majiwada reported 250987The data indicates that several constituencies with large electorates also recorded a high number of forms that could not be collected or digitisedColaba and Malabar Hill also show high ratesColaba one of Mumbais prominent administrative and business districts recorded an uncollectible rate of 4697 per cent among its 254910 electorsMalabar Hill another prominent Mumbai constituency recorded an uncollectible rate of 3902 per centThe relatively high rates reported in several urban constituencies contrast sharply with those recorded in many rural and tribal seats across the stateRural and tribal seats report lower ratesSeveral rural and tribal constituencies reported uncollectible rates below 10 per cent meaning more than 90 per cent of forms were collected or digitisedAkole ST in Ahmednagar now Ahilyanagar district recorded the lowest uncollectible rate in Maharashtra at 611 per cent The constituency had a digitisation rate of 9389 per centIt was followed by Jalgaon Jamod in Buldhana at 620 per cent Khamgaon at 627 per cent Ashti in Beed at 637 per cent and Chimur in Chandrapur at 646 per centMehkar SC in Buldhana recorded an uncollectible rate of 650 per cent while Georai in Beed reported 709 per cent and Nevasa in Ahmednagar recorded 718 per centRajapur in Ratnagiri recorded 734 per cent while Malkapur in Buldhana reported 768 per centGadchiroli Armori and Nawapur among betterperforming seatsGadchiroli ST Armori ST and Nawapur ST were also among the rural and tribal constituencies with high rates of form collection and digitisationGadchiroli ST recorded 864 per cent uncollectible forms while Armori ST reported 975 per cent and Nawapur ST 933 per centThe figures show a marked difference between several urban constituencies and rural and tribal seats in the proportion of forms that could not be collected or digitisedMaharashtra has nearly 98 crore electorsMaharashtra has 97854049 electors across its 288 Assembly constituencies with 2115 per cent of enumeration forms classified as uncollectibleSeveral constituencies with the highest uncollectible rates have electorates substantially larger than the state average of 339771Nalasopara and Hadapsar for instance have more than 65 lakh electors each while Khadakwasala has nearly six lakhIn contrast eight of the 10 constituencies with the lowest uncollectible rates have electorates below the state averageWith inputs from PTI