Updated On: 14 October, 2025 03:21 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
A delegation of Opposition leaders, including Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and MNS president Raj Thackeray, on Tuesday met Maharashtra`s chief electoral officer in Mumbai. Pics/Atul Kamble

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

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Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut raised serious concerns over an alleged irregular spike in Maharashtra’s voter list
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Raut claimed that the state’s total number of registered voters has mysteriously increased by 40 to 45 lakh, which is highly suspicious, and the ruling party, in collaboration with the Election Commission, is trying to manipulate the voter list

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Sanjay Raut further alleged that the sudden rise in voter numbers lacks transparency and could potentially affect the credibility of the upcoming civic poll elections
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