Mumba: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has allowed supplementary voters’ list till October 15 than the previously declared July 1 for the upcoming local and civic body elections to be held in the state, officials said on Thursday.

The state poll body may wait till the announcement of nomination process for the election in rural local bodies.

“We had requested the Election Commission of India (ECI) to provide the new list with October 15 as deadline till October 24. We, however, did not get any response. But we can accommodate the new list, if provided, till the time we announce the nomination process,” a senior official from the SEC said.

The SEC had written to the ECI to provide the voters’ list updated till October 15.

“The reason behind making this demand is to ensur

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