2 minutes of readingBombayFebruary 8, 2026 1:46 PM IST
The Special Summary Review (SSR) process of the electoral roll for the vacant seat in the Baramati Assembly of Maharashtra will begin from February 9. The post was held by Ajit Pawar and fell vacant after the deputy chief minister died on January 28 in a plane crash.
This program will be based on the qualification date of January 1, 2026. According to the Election Commission, this initiative is being implemented to ensure that the voter list is kept up-to-date, accurate and transparent. The process will be completed under section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950. Accordingly, the draft consolidated electoral roll will be published on Monday, February 9. Subsequently, claims and objections from voters will be accepted between February 9 and 25.
The claims and objections received will be examined and resolved before March 6, and the final electoral roll will be published on March 10.
After Pawar’s death, his wife Sunetra Pawar was sworn in as the new deputy chief minister. She is currently a Rajya Sabha Deputy and likely to run for election to the Assembly. She has not yet resigned as a deputy.
A similar procedure has already been completed for the Rahuri Assembly seat in Ahilyanagar district, which fell vacant following the death of BJP MLA Shivajirao Kardile. Rahuri’s final electoral roll will be published on February 14.
“To ensure the effective implementation of this process and maintain coordination at the local level while the list of polling stations is prepared, meetings will be organized with recognized political parties at the level of the Pune “The district collector and the district election officer, and the electoral registration officer of Baramati,” said an official in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra.
During these meetings, detailed information about the program will be shared with political parties and necessary instructions and comments will be exchanged.