{
  "id": 10880836,
  "title": "Accept voter documents on WhatsApp, verify at homes if needed: Maharashtra poll body to BLOs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/accept-voter-documents-on-whatsapp-verify-at-homes-if-needed",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T06:35:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/accept-voter-documents-on-whatsapp-verify-at-homes-if-needed-maharashtra-poll-body-to-blos/article71527107.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam directed poll officials to accept voter documents on WhatsApp during the SIR exercise, as claims and objections deadline is extended to October 12",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}