India, Aug. 7 -- The Maharashtra State Election Commission has decided to use the voter list prepared for the state assembly elections, updated till July 1, 2025, for the upcoming local body polls, state election commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said. The Commission is currently seeking formal approval from the Election Commission of India to proceed with the plan.

Waghmare on Thursday reviewed poll preparedness in Pune division's five districts - Pune, Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli and Solapur - where elections to municipal corporations, municipal councils, and Zilla Parishads are due.

"As per the Supreme Court's directive, for the first time, elections to around 650 local bodies will be held simultaneously across Maharashtra. This is a massive...