The Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) on Tuesday (November 25, 2025) urged the State Election Commission (SEC) to extend the deadline for filing objections and suggestions to the draft voter lists for municipal corporation elections by 15 days.
The draft lists were published on November 20, and the current deadline for objections is November 27.
In a joint letter sent to the SEC, Congress state president Harshavardhan Sapkal, Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar, and Legislative Council group leader Satej alias Bunty Patil stated that in many municipal corporations, the draft voter lists have not been properly divided ward-wise. Many voters’ names have been shifted from their residential areas to other areas, and the number of such cases is quite large, the letter said.
“The current period of only seven days is extremely short, and it should be extended by 15 days. The process for submitting objections is also highly complicated, requiring each individual to file an application in the prescribed format along with an Aadhaar card. This method is cumbersome and time-consuming,” the party said in the letter.
The party leaders further said that if any individual or political party brings a valid objection or suggestion to the notice of the competent election authority, complaints regarding multiple individuals should be accepted; however, this is not happening at present.
