Overview
- The State Election Commissioner said instructions are being revised to let the BMC correct the draft rolls, a step that could push the election timeline close to a January 31 cutoff or require seeking more time from the Supreme Court.
- Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray demanded a 21-day window to file objections or a hold on polling until corrections, after meeting commissioner Dinesh Waghmare with a joint delegation.
- A BMC official and opposition leaders cite roughly 1.1 million suspected duplicate entries, along with large gaps such as hundreds of thousands of records lacking house numbers and cases of implausible ages.
- The civic body has flagged wards where voters were shifted between areas and has sought corrections, while the SEC is considering about a one-week extension that could delay the poll announcement by at least a couple of weeks.
- Specific concerns include around 6,000 voters reportedly moved from ward 162 to 163, warnings about potential misuse of Annexure B for multiple voting, and a separate Congress request for a 15-day extension to file objections.