(This story originally appeared in on Feb 17, 2017)

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MUMBAI: The high stakes battle for the local civic bodies scheduled for next week will see another first for the state election commission The EC has decided that it will display a banner carrying the names of all the candidates outside the polling station highlighting the criminal cases faced by them.The municipal corporation elections across the state, including PMC and BMC elections, will be conducted onand the results will be declared onafter counting.Although the move is likely to be welcomed by the common man, the question is will this impact the decision of voters? We should know the answer to that question in a week from now.