The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) has directed officials to verify and take necessary measures to remove possible duplicate names in voter lists ahead of coming local body elections in state, reported the PTI.

According to the SEC, voter lists prepared by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for Assembly constituencies are used for all local self-government elections, including municipal corporations, municipal councils, nagar panchayats, zilla parishads, and panchayat samitis, without altering original names or addresses.