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Bombay HC: Allowing immediate voter registration at 18 would ‘open floodgates’
Updated On: 06 November, 2025 05:59 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
A division bench of Justices Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash made the observation while hearing a plea filed by a Mumbai resident, whose application for voter registration was rejected because she turned 18 after the cut-off date of October 1, 2024. The Maharashtra Assembly Elections were held the following month
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Bombay HC directs EC to decide 18-year-old’s voter plea within six weeks. Representational Pic
The Bombay High Court (HC) on Thursday observed that allowing every individual to submit a voter enrolment application immediately upon turning 18 would overwhelm authorities with verification work and “open the floodgates”.
According to the news agency PTI, the court clarified that an individual who turns 18 is included in the electoral roll only during its next revision.
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