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Maharashtra Opposition Demands Roll Cleanup and VVPATs Before Civic Polls as Officials Hold to July 1 Lists

The state’s chief electoral officer will forward the objections to the Election Commission of India for review.

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Overview

  • Leaders including Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray and Congress’s Balasaheb Thorat met CEO S. Chokkalingam, citing duplicate, bogus and deceased entries and seeking publication of added and deleted voters.
  • State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said voter rolls prepared for the 2024 Assembly polls with a July 1, 2025 cut-off will be used for local body elections, allowing only clerical corrections.
  • A joint follow‑up meeting with the State Election Commission was set for Wednesday, and the CEO said he would write to the ECI with the opposition’s objections.
  • Opposition parties pressed for VVPAT use in municipal polls and said ballot papers should be used if VVPATs are not deployed, challenging reports of incompatibility with multi‑member wards.
  • Some leaders urged postponing elections until the rolls are cleaned, with Raj Thackeray suggesting the authorities seek time from the Supreme Court, even as civic polls face a court‑mandated deadline of January 31, 2026.