Lok Sabha elections 2024: Aspiring candidate accuses man with identical name of using his papers to file nomination

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The police in Thane district have registered a case after an aspiring candidate for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 accused a person with an identical name of taking his nomination papers by trickery and using them to submit his candidature, an official said on Saturday, reported news agency PTI.

In his police complaint on Friday, Milind Devram Kamble said a party had given him the 'A, B' forms, allowing him to file his nomination from the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha seat. A, B' forms denote that a political party has given the go-ahead to a certain candidate and the person should be allotted the poll symbol of that party, reported PTI.

The complainant claimed that a man named Milind Kashinath Kamble cheated him, took his original forms and other documents, including PAN and Aadhaar, and filed his candidature taking advantage of the similarities between their names, reported PTI.

Friday was the last date for filing the nomination for the Bhiwandi Lok Sabha constituency, where polling will be held in the fifth phase on May 20.

Based on the complaint, the police Bhiwandi town police have registered a case against Milind Kashinath Kamble for cheating and criminal breach of trust under the Indian Penal Code, the official added.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra's Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has expressed his confidence in the Mahayuti alliance winning all six seats in the Mumbai region in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. The Maharashtra CM was speaking on Shiv Sena candidate Yamini Jadhav's nomination and said that people came out in large numbers to support her, reported ANI.

Speaking with reporters, Eknath Shinde said, "South Mumbai MLA Yamini Jadhav filed her nomination. People in thousands were present to support her. This is Mahayuti's strong fort..."

He added, "Work done by the central government in the last 10 years and our government in two years speaks for itself. All six seats of Mumbai will be won by Mahayuti candidates."

Yesterday, after filing her nomination, Yamini Jadhav talked about solving the issues faced by the public. Speaking to reporters, she said, "As a public representative, I will try my best to solve the issues that the public is facing."

The Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde on May 1 nominated Yamini Jadhav as its candidate for Mumbai South Lok Sabha seat who will face sitting Sena UBT MP Arvind Sawant.

Yamini Jadhav was among the 39 MLAs who pledged support to Shinde when he revolted against Uddhav Thackeray in June 2022.

Jadhav is a first-time MLA and is a former corporator. She is the wife of the former standing committee chairman of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Yashwant Jadhav.

Jadhav, incumbent MLA from Byculla, will take on Mumbai South sitting MP and Thackeray loyalist Arvind Sawant, a former Union minister.

(With inputs from PTI and ANI)