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Raj Thackeray Demands End to SIR, Return to Paper Ballots
Raj Thackeray spoke at a protest march in Mumbai on October 4.
He said the voter-list review, called SIR, should stop.
He also wants future elections to use paper ballots instead of voting machines.
Thackeray claimed that many people had been removed from voter lists and questioned how the lists changed.
These were his allegations, and the articles do not provide the Election Commission’s response.
Uddhav Thackeray and several opposition parties joined the march.
It went from Metro Cinema to the city’s municipal headquarters.
At Mumbai’s Garjana Morcha on October 4, Raj Thackeray called for the Special Intensive Revision process to be scrapped.
He also demanded paper ballots instead of electronic voting machines in future elections.
Thackeray alleged that the nationwide voter-roll revision lacked legal authority and had removed two crore voters; the article provides no independent verification.
He questioned the addition of 40 to 60 lakh voters in Maharashtra within six months after the Lok Sabha elections and alleged voter-roll manipulation in 2024.
Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray led a march from Metro Cinema to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters, joined by Congress, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Left parties.
- Who
- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena president Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray, and opposition party participants.
- What
- They led the Garjana Morcha, where Raj Thackeray demanded that SIR be scrapped and future elections use paper ballots.
- Where
- Mumbai, Maharashtra; the march went from Metro Cinema to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters.
- When
- October 4, 2026, described in the article as a Sunday.
- Why
- Thackeray said the voter-roll revision was unlawful and raised concerns about voter-list changes and the use of electronic voting machines.
Key facts
- Event
- Garjana Morcha
- Date
- October 4, 2026
- Route
- Metro Cinema to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters, South Mumbai
- Main demands
- Scrap the Special Intensive Revision process and use paper ballots in future elections
- Voter deletion claim
- Thackeray alleged two crore voters had been removed nationwide
- Maharashtra voter-roll claim
- Thackeray questioned an alleged addition of 40 to 60 lakh voters within six months after the Lok Sabha elections
- Participating groups
- Congress, NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), and Left parties
Quotes
Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief
“A Special Intensive Revision can only be conducted under exceptional circumstances -- such as natural disasters, floods, earthquakes, or massive population displacement -- and even then, only for specific constituencies with written justifications.”
freepressjournal.in
“If these two demands are met, everything will be clear as day -- 'doodh ka doodh, paani ka paani'. After that, it doesn't matter who wins or comes to power, because the mandate will be legitimate.”
freepressjournal.in
thehansindia.com
Sources
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