Mumbai, Oct 29 (IANS) Amid charges of vote theft and bogus and duplicate names in the electoral rolls, Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC), on Wednesday, directed all concerned authorities to check possible duplicate names in the voter lists, taking appropriate precautions and necessary action in order to maintain transparency and accuracy in the upcoming local and civic body elections to be held in the state.

The SEC also reiterated that there is no provision to use the Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) in these elections.

The SEC’s statement comes days after opposition parties had alleged that the menace of duplicate names in the voters’ list was not handled by the poll body despite receiving complaints during the 2024 state Assembly elections.

The opposition parties

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