MVA Leaders Stage Massive Protest Against Election Commission of India

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The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) staged a massive protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday, showcasing a show of solidarity and strength against the large-scale discrepancies in the voters' lists of the state. The MVA leaders, including NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat, demanded a transparent election process and a cleansing of the voters' lists before the forthcoming BMC and other municipal corporation polls. The protest, which was attended by several opposition parties, including the MNS, CPI, CPI (M), and PWP, highlighted the issues of lakhs of duplicate and bogus voters in the state, which the MVA leaders claimed were distorting the outcomes of the elections.

Key Takeaways:

  • The MVA leaders, including Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, and Balasaheb Thorat, participated in a massive protest against the ECI, citing discrepancies in the voters' lists.
  • The MVA leaders demanded a transparent election process and a cleansing of the voters' lists before the impending BMC and other municipal corporation polls.
  • Uddhav Thackeray alleged that his name was uploaded on the government's 'Saksham' app using a fake mobile number, while Sharad Pawar accused the ECI of large-scale deletions in the voters' lists.
  • Raj Thackeray, the MNS chief, stated that there were lakhs of dual voters in Mumbai, while Pawar claimed that thousands of citizens who had been voting for decades found their names missing from the voter lists.
  • The MVA leaders warned that the irregularities in the voters' lists threatened the integrity of the democratic process and demanded strict action against the perpetrators.
  • The MVA protest was attended by several opposition parties, including the MNS, CPI, CPI (M), and PWP.
  • The MVA leaders called for a thorough inspection of the electoral rolls and strict action against bogus voters.

Statistics:

  • Uddhav Thackeray stated that there were one too many repeated names, bogus, and duplicate voters in the constituencies of Mumbai, Thane, Nashik, and Pune.
  • Raj Thackeray claimed that there were lakhs of dual voters in Mumbai.
  • Uddhav Thackeray said that a fake online application was made in his name, which came to light in October 2023.
  • The MVA leaders mentioned that lakhs of duplicate and bogus voters were distorting the outcomes of the elections.

Sources:

  • "India, Nov. 2 -- In a show of solidarity and strength, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday staged a massive protest against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the large-scale discrepancies - including the multiple entries, wrongful deletions and unauthorised additions - in the voters' lists of the state." - Pioneer.
  • "Following up on their back-to-back meetings with state election authorities on October 14 and 15, 2025, the MVA leaders - including NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, MNS chief Raj Thackeray and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat - took out Satyacha Morcha' (Rally for Truth) from the Fashion Street in south Mumbai to the headquarters of the poll-bound Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)." - Pioneer.
  • "Apart from Pawar, Uddhav, Raj and Throat, NCO (SP) working president Supriya Sule, Dr Jitendra Awhad, Jayant R Patil (both from NCP), Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat, Vijay Wadettiwar, M Arif Naseem Khan, Bhai Jagtap, Satej Patil, Sachin Sawant, all from the Congress and PWP President Jayant P Patil participated in the morcha." - Pioneer.
  • "Addressing workers of the MVA - comprising Sena (UBT), NCP (SP) and Congress - and those belonging to the MNS, Samajwadi Party (SP), the CPI, CPI (M) and PWP, Uddhav alleged that his name had been uploaded on the government's 'Saksham' app using a fake mobile number." - Pioneer.
  • "We are witnessing how the government machinery is being misused to benefit those in power and this is not a democracy envisioned by Dr BR Ambedkar. The Election Commission of India (ECI) must act without bias," Pawar said. - Pioneer.