The Supreme Court on Tuesday put a stay on the much-anticipated Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) election, which was scheduled for Wednesday. The election was set to take place across Maharashtra at 158 polling booths, with almost all preparations completed. The last MMC elections were held in 2016, but the gazette notification to constitute the council was issued only in 2017. The elected members had a five-year tenure that ended in 2022. Since then, the government has been appointing administrators due to the COVID-19 pandemic and later because of national and state elections, causing further delays. Many doctors in the state were eagerly awaiting the MMC election, which was being held nearly three years after its due date.

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