Gujarat HC Orders Inclusion of Voter’s Name in Gandhinagar Civic Poll Roll
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The Gujarat High Court has directed authorities to include Siddharth Chaudhari’s name in the Ward No. 8 electoral roll for the upcoming Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections.
A division bench passed the order while allowing Chaudhari’s writ petition after his name was left out of the municipal corporation’s final electoral roll.
Court Rejects State Election Commission’s Objection
Chaudhari had applied for inclusion in the electoral roll of the relevant Legislative Assembly constituency on September 10, 2026.
The preliminary municipal electoral roll was published on September 2, while the final roll was issued on September 14 based on Assembly constituency records available as of September 10.
His application for inclusion in the Assembly electoral roll was subsequently approved on September 17.
The State Election Commission argued that his name could not be added to the municipal roll because the approval came after the final municipal list had been published.
The High Court rejected the argument.
Municipal Roll Linked To Assembly Electoral Roll
The bench held that municipal electoral rolls are derived directly from the corresponding Assembly constituency electoral rolls.
According to the court, the State Election Commission replicates the Assembly electoral roll for municipal elections and does not have independent authority to decide whether an elector should be included or excluded.
The court also considered the timeline of Chaudhari’s application under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations (Registration of Voters) Rules, 1994.
Court Notes Application Was Filed Within Prescribed Period
The bench observed that Chaudhari had submitted his application before the prescribed 10-day period under the rules had expired.
His inclusion in the Assembly electoral roll was also approved before the deadline for filing nominations for the civic elections.
On that basis, the court held that his status as an elector in the Assembly roll entitled him to participate in the Gandhinagar municipal elections.
The writ petition was accordingly allowed, and the court permitted direct service of its order.
