MNS Blows Lid Off 127 Bogus Entries Linked to Civic Chief’s Bungalow
NAVI MUMBAI, Oct 31 (The CONNECT) – In a startling revelation that has raised serious questions about the integrity of electoral rolls, a public toilet (Sulabh Shauchalay) in the city has been listed as a residential address for registered voters. Shockingly, the official bungalow of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Commissioner and even Nerul Railway Station also appear as voter addresses.
The findings, revealed by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), have triggered demands for an urgent and independent audit of the voter lists. The party insists that such entries are not mere clerical oversights but clear signs of systemic failure — if not foul play.
“A public toilet can never be anyone’s residence. Yet it features in the voter list. What more proof is needed that the verification mechanism has collapsed?” said Gajanan Kale, President of MNS, Navi Mumbai. He pointed out that 127 voters have been registered at the civic chief’s official residence alone, calling it “a shocking breach that should have triggered immediate alarms.”
“This is not just a technical or typographical lapse,” Kale added. “Such bogus entries can be strategically used to influence election outcomes. This is serious — and deliberate.”
Civic bodies and activists say the matter strikes at the root of democratic legitimacy.
“This goes to the heart of electoral credibility,” said B N Kumar, Convenor of Human Chain Online. “When voter lists carry ghost names and fabricated addresses, the real citizen’s voice gets diluted. If the voter roll is compromised, the mandate of the people itself becomes questionable. This is not about politics; it is about defending democracy and restoring public trust.”
The controversy comes at a time when several Indian cities — including Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and parts of Delhi — are reporting ghost entries, mass deletions, and unverifiable address clusters on electoral rolls.
Residents say the contrast is particularly troubling: while thousands of genuine voters have faced deletion or struggled to reinstate their names, new unverifiable entries appear with surprising ease.
Civic groups are now urging the Election Commission of India to undertake an on-ground verification drive, supervised by neutral observers, to ensure a clean list ahead of upcoming elections.
