Jhabua draft electoral roll published with 9,06,037 voters, polling stations rise to 1,126

A meeting of the district-level standing committee was held at the Collectorate on Thursday under the chairmanship of Collector and District Election Officer Dr Yogesh Tukaram Bharsat. It was called over the publication of the draft electoral roll under the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of the photo electoral roll, 2027.

On the directions of the Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, voters' names were verified as per the fixed SSR schedule. Names of new voters were added, names of ineligible voters were removed and necessary corrections were made to the list. The draft photo electoral roll was published at all polling stations in the district on November 12, 2026.

The meeting was told that the district earlier had 1,113 polling stations, now increased to 1,126. There are 409 in the 193-Jhabua Assembly constituency, 340 in 194-Thandla and 377 in 195-Petlawad.

As per the draft, the district has 9,06,037 voters in all. They include 4,52,413 men, 4,53,605 women and 19 third-gender voters.

The 193-Jhabua constituency has 3,25,528 voters: 1,62,250 men, 1,63,267 women and 11 third-gender voters.

The 194-Thandla constituency has 2,77,915 voters: 1,39,409 men, 1,38,500 women and six third-gender voters.

The 195-Petlawad constituency has 3,02,594 voters: 1,50,754 men, 1,51,838 women and two third-gender voters.

During the meeting, Collector Dr Bharsat briefed representatives of recognised political parties on the schedule of the special summary revision of the photo electoral roll. The representatives were also given one hard copy and one CD each of the draft roll.

Deputy District Election Officer Vijay Kumar Mandloi and representatives of recognised political parties were present.