India, Dec. 4 -- As the last date for filing objections to the draft voter lists released for municipal elections in Pune drew to an end on Wednesday, 22,809 objections had been recorded, leaving the civic administration with the task of verifying and correcting the lists. PMC election officials said the correction will be a major challenge for the municipal administration.

Even though the election department had divided the voter lists ward-wise using software, the Maha Vikas Aghadi had alleged that Mahayuti leaders interfered in the process. They said that after the draft lists were published, the errors became apparent, with names of voters added in wrong wards, and in wrong Assembly or Lok Sabha constituencies.

As the complaints inc...