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Maharashtra Oppn meets chief electoral officer to flag poll irregularities

Updated On: 14 October, 2025 02:05 PM IST | ronak mastakar

A delegation of Opposition leaders, including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS` Raj Thackeray, on Tuesday met Maharashtra`s Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam to flag alleged irregularities in the poll process. (Pics/X)

A delegation of Opposition leaders, including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS` Raj Thackeray, on Tuesday met Maharashtra`s Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam to flag alleged irregularities in the poll process. (Pics/X)

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A delegation of Opposition leaders, including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS` Raj Thackeray, on Tuesday met Maharashtra`s Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam to flag alleged irregularities in the poll process. (Pics/X)
<p>They expressed concerns over irregularities in the electoral rolls and called for the voting process to be conducted in a transparent manner.</p>

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They expressed concerns over irregularities in the electoral rolls and called for the voting process to be conducted in a transparent manner.

<p>The delegation, which also had leaders from the Congress and the Left parties, met CEO S Chockalingam at the Mantralaya</p>

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The delegation, which also had leaders from the Congress and the Left parties, met CEO S Chockalingam at the Mantralaya

<p>The Opposition leaders` meeting with the senior poll official comes ahead of the local bodies election in Maharashtra, expected to be held later this year</p>

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The Opposition leaders` meeting with the senior poll official comes ahead of the local bodies election in Maharashtra, expected to be held later this year

<p>According to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, who announced the meeting over the weekend, the discussion with the Election Commission is intended to `ensure transparency and trust` in the upcoming civic polls, particularly the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections</p>

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According to Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, who announced the meeting over the weekend, the discussion with the Election Commission is intended to `ensure transparency and trust` in the upcoming civic polls, particularly the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections

<p>Raut also reached out to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde, inviting them to join the all-party delegation</p>

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Raut also reached out to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde, inviting them to join the all-party delegation

<p>He stressed that the local body election dates, expected to be announced soon, should not invite any doubts about the credibility of the process</p>

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He stressed that the local body election dates, expected to be announced soon, should not invite any doubts about the credibility of the process

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