Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Maharashtra State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare on Tuesday clarified that updating or removing names from the assembly constituency voter lists does not fall under the panel's jurisdiction for local body elections.

Speaking at a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties at the State Election Commission (SEC) office in Mumbai, he said the assembly voter lists prepared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be used as-is for the upcoming rural and urban body polls with a notified cut-off date of July 1, 2025.

While finalising ward-wise voter lists, entries from the assembly segment lists will be retained, and corrections for clerical errors or discrepancies can be raised by electors, noted Waghmare.

The SEC will also consider request

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