India, Jan. 1 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) election office on Wednesday rejected 131 nomination forms during scrutiny for the civic polls, citing incomplete documents and procedural lapses.

Election officer Prasad Kaktar said a total of 3,052 candidates had filed nomination forms for 165 seats. "After scrutiny, 131 nomination forms were rejected due to various deficiencies," he said. Officials added that objections were raised in several cases, and hearings were conducted before taking final decisions. "No major or prominent candidate's nomination has been rejected," an official said, noting that the scrutiny process continued till late evening.

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