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The Opposition has accused predetermination officials of showing a partisan cognition during the scrutiny of information papers for the upcoming Thane Municipal Corporation elections aft the documents of a fewer candidates were rejected.
Rajan Vichare of Shiv Sena (UBT), Avinash Jadhav of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Jitendra Awhad of Nationalist Congress Party(Sharad Pawar) [NCP(SP)] addressed the media connected Wednesday nighttime (December 31, 2025), targeting the returning serviceman successful the Wagle Estate area.
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The Opposition leaders alleged that the returning serviceman showed bias successful rejecting the information papers of Sena (UBT), MNS, Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) and autarkic candidates contesting from wards 16, 17 and 18.
According to the MNS and VBA leaders, the nominations of Shinde Sena candidates Ekta Bhoir and Shilpa Wagh were accepted contempt alleged discrepancies. The Wagle Estate country is considered a stronghold of the ruling Shiv Sena led by Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
“These officials person go servants of the ruling enactment and they enactment lone for them,” said Mr. Awhad. He, Mr. Jadhav and Mr. Vichare demanded registration of a transgression offence against the returning officer.
MNS metropolis president Ravi More said his enactment and the affected candidates would motorboat a hunger onslaught connected Thursday (January 1, 2026) for wards 16, 17 and 18.
Another contention surfaced successful the Mumbra area, wherever Sudhir Bhagat of the NCP objected to the information of NCP(SP) campaigner Moreshwar Kinne, claiming that the second had mislaid his corporator station earlier implicit unauthorised construction. Despite submitting documentary evidence, Mr. Bhagat claimed his objection was overruled.
Meanwhile, successful the Bhiwandi-Nizampur Municipal Corporation, predetermination officials reviewed 1,033 information papers and rejected 77 of them. In Navi Mumbai, 117 candidates were disqualified aft the scrutiny of each 956 nominations filed.
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“Incomplete oregon un-notarised affidavits regarding assets and transgression records, missing “no-dues” certificates related to municipal taxes oregon inferior bills, and discrepancies successful caste certificates for reserved seats are among the reasons for rejections,” officials said.
Elections to 29 municipal corporations, including Thane, Bhiwandi and Navi Mumbai, volition beryllium held connected January 15, and votes volition beryllium counted the adjacent day.
