Election Commission Halts Unopposed Victories, Orders Probe into Allegations

• State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered a probe into the high number of unopposed victories in municipal corporation elections.
• Opposition parties alleged pressure, threats, and inducements against their candidates, leading to ruling party candidates winning unopposed.
• SEC has sought detailed reports from Returning Officers, Municipal Commissioners, and Police Commissioners regarding these elections.
• Results for constituencies with unopposed candidates will not be declared until these investigation reports are received and reviewed.
• The probe will examine coercion, threats, obstacles in filing nominations, or pressure on officials in areas like Kalyan-Dombivli, Panvel, and Dhule.

Why It Matters: Election Commission probes unopposed municipal wins, delays results pending investigation reports.