The Maharashtra government has decided to consider the electoral roll updated till July 1 this year for the forthcoming civic polls, including the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections.

In a notification issued on Thursday, the state government conveyed to all the municipal corporations in Maharashtra that the July 1 electoral roll will be used for the civic elections. “The electoral roll for each ward will be finalised based on the electoral roll of the state Assembly constituencies till July 1 this year,” said deputy election officer (PMC) Prasad Katkar.

The previous five-year term of the elected body in the PMC ended in 2022 and since then the civic body has been administered by municipal commissioners appointed by the state government.

The delay in the elections has been becaus

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