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Maharashtra Sets Dec. 2 Local Body Polls After Five-Year Gap

Officials say they will verify suspected duplicate entries, marking unresolved names on the rolls.

Overview

  • Nomination filings run from November 10–17, with scrutiny on November 18 and withdrawals allowed until November 21.
  • State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare detailed checks for possible double registrations, including home visits, limiting such voters to one booth, two-star flags on lists, and an undertaking at the time of voting.
  • Waghmare said the commission has sought voter-list data from the Election Commission of India for July 1 to October 15 but has not received it yet.
  • About 1.70 crore voters at 13,355 polling stations will elect 6,859 members and 288 presidents using EVMs based on the October 31 rolls.
  • Election dates for 29 municipal corporations, including Mumbai’s BMC, have not been announced.