Mumbai, July 28 -- A day after BJP leader and revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule claimed that no new voters would be registered for 20 years after August 17, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday clarified that registration of voters is an ongoing process. While addressing a rally in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar on Sunday, Bawankule said that people would not have the opportunity to register as voters for 20 years once the August 17 deadline expired. "August 17 is the last opportunity to register your name in electoral rolls. After that, if your name is not registered, you will not get any government benefits. Admitting children to schools and colleges would also be difficult," Bawankule said in his speech. After videos of the speech were went viral, the office of the chief electoral officer (CEO), who represents EC in the state, issued a clarification. "Voters whose names do not appear in the draft roll, as well as new eligible voters, will be able to apply for inclusion using Form 6 between August 17 and September 16, 2026. The final electoral roll after the SIR will be published on October 19. Even after that, eligible citizens can continue to apply for inclusion or correction of entries under the continuous updation process until the last date for filing nominations for any election," the CEO's office said....