India, Jan. 13 -- A controversy has erupted ahead of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections after Pushpa Waghmare, a mother of four, filed her nomination despite a Maharashtra law barring candidates with more than two children from contesting civic polls, media reports said.

Under the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats and Industrial Townships (Second Amendment) Act of 1995, individuals with more than two children are disqualified from contesting municipal elections.

Waghmare, however, remains in the fray as her nomination was accepted during scrutiny.

Polling for elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including Mumbai, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, will be held on January 15,...