Congress MLA Amin Patel has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI), urging it to ensure voting rights are not affected for residents temporarily relocated because of urban redevelopment projects in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra. Patel, who is the Congress MLA and Deputy Leader of the Congress Legislature Party in the Maharashtra Assembly, says thousands of residents have been shifted from older, dilapidated buildings undergoing structural overhauls to transit camps or temporary rented accommodations. He points to the ongoing Enumeration and Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and expresses concern that displaced residents may have their names removed from the electoral rolls if they cannot update addresses on their Electoral Photo Identity Cards (EPIC). Patel says the relocation is expected to last around two years for many projects, after which residents plan to return to their original premises. He argues that because temporary locations may not be used for address updates, booth-level officers conducting verification could delete these voters’ entries. Patel therefore asks the ECI to issue clear directives to retain such voters on the electoral rolls using their original residential addresses and to instruct officials to prevent any loss of franchise during revision.