Aaditya Thackeray’s Big Charge: 19,000 Fake Names in Worli Voter List — Accuses Govt of ‘Vote Theft’!

by Webdesk
28 Oct 2025

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray has once again targeted the state government, accusing it of large-scale manipulation in the voters’ list. During a detailed presentation titled ‘Bogus Sarkar, Bogus Matadar’ (Fake Government, Fake Voters), Thackeray claimed that these irregularities were one of the main reasons behind the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) defeat in the recent Assembly elections.

At a meeting organized at the NSCI Dome in Worli, Aaditya addressed party leaders and workers, presenting what he described as “proof of electoral roll manipulation” on the lines of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s September presentation in the Lok Sabha. Gandhi had earlier accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of overseeing widespread voter list tampering, calling it an act of “Vote Chori”, a charge strongly denied by the ECI.

Thackeray echoed similar sentiments on Monday, saying that the issue of fake and deleted voter entries is far more serious than initially perceived. “When the Lok Sabha elections were held in May 2024, the MVA achieved a massive win. But by October, during the Assembly polls, the outcome was completely reversed. Initially, people blamed the EVMs and VVPATs. But the real problem lies in the voters’ list — it’s full of errors, duplications, and deliberate deletions,” he alleged.

The young leader accused the ruling government of benefiting politically from these irregularities. He alleged that thousands of genuine voters were deleted from the rolls, while fake names were inserted to manipulate the election results in key constituencies.

Thackeray pointed out that Maharashtra is now heading toward local body elections, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls and elections for 28 other municipal corporations, and therefore, “cleaning up the voter list” is now the biggest political battle. “This time, the election won’t be fought through rallies or loudspeakers. It will be fought through facts, data, and the truth hidden inside the voter rolls,” he said, urging Sena (UBT) workers to scrutinize every entry in the newly released draft electoral rolls.

Aaditya presented several examples from his own constituency, Worli, to highlight the discrepancies. One such example was of a voter who was marked as “dead” in the Lok Sabha list, leading to deletion of their name. However, the same individual’s name reappeared in the Assembly election list just four months later. “It seems the voter was resurrected and came back to life, according to the government records,” he said sarcastically, drawing laughter and applause from the audience.

He then presented detailed data showing drastic differences in voter figures between the two elections. According to Aaditya, the total number of voters in Worli increased from 2,52,970 in May 2024 to 2,63,352 in October 2024 — an addition of nearly 16,000 voters in just four months. At the same time, around 5,000 names were deleted from the list.

“After conducting a deep analysis of the entire list, we discovered around 19,000 anomalies — ranging from fake entries, double names, mismatched addresses, and deleted legitimate voters,” he claimed. “If this isn’t Vote Chori, what else can it be?”

The Sena (UBT) leader warned that if such irregularities were not rectified immediately, Maharashtra’s democratic process would be seriously compromised. He alleged that the Election Commission’s silence on these issues has raised further suspicion. “We are not against the system, but we demand accountability. The ECI must explain how thousands of fake names appeared and genuine voters disappeared within months,” he said.

Thackeray also emphasized that his party’s campaign for the upcoming civic elections would focus heavily on transparency and voter list cleansing. “We are starting a massive verification drive at the booth level. Every Shiv Sainik will take responsibility for ensuring that no fake voter can hijack democracy,” he declared.

Concluding his address, Aaditya said the MVA’s Assembly election defeat should serve as a wake-up call for all opposition parties. “If we don’t correct this now, the same pattern will repeat in every election. Democracy doesn’t die overnight; it’s eroded bit by bit — and fake voter lists are part of that erosion,” he said.

As the Election Commission prepares for upcoming local body elections, Aaditya Thackeray’s allegations have stirred up fresh debate in Maharashtra’s political circles. His presentation, backed by data and sarcasm, has not only challenged the credibility of the voter rolls but also reignited the ‘Vote Chori’ narrative ahead of one of the most crucial civic polls in the state.

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Aaditya Thackeray’s Big Charge: 19,000 Fake Names in Worli Voter List — Accuses Govt of ‘Vote Theft’!

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