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Sahakar Panel Wins Mumbai Cooperative Board Election Unopposed
The Sahakar Panel won all seats on Mumbai’s Cooperative Board without an election contest.
This means no other candidates challenged them for the positions.
Twenty-one directors were elected for the term from 2026 to 2031.
Pravin Darekar led the panel.
The new board says it wants to make cooperatives stronger in Mumbai.
It plans to help cooperative societies solve problems.
It also wants to provide training and guidance to members and office-bearers.
The board says it will use more technology and work transparently.
Supporters said the unopposed result showed cooperation and trust in the sector.
All Sahakar Panel candidates were elected unopposed to the Mumbai Cooperative Board.
The 21 directors will serve a five-year term from 2026 to 2031.
The panel was led by Pravin Darekar, Shivajirao Nalawade, Siddharth T. Kamble, Prasad Lad and Nandkumar Katkar.
The new board plans to strengthen cooperatives, address societies’ problems, and provide training and guidance.
Its stated priorities include modern technology, transparency, professionalism and greater coordination among stakeholders.
- Who
- The 21 Sahakar Panel candidates, led by Pravin Darekar and other panel leaders, were elected as directors.
- What
- All Sahakar Panel candidates were elected unopposed to the Mumbai Cooperative Board.
- Where
- The election concerns the Mumbai Cooperative Board in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- When
- The directors will serve a five-year term from 2026 to 2031.
- Why
- The new board said it would strengthen the cooperative movement, address cooperative societies’ problems, provide training, and improve technology, transparency and professionalism.
Key facts
- Panel
- Sahakar Panel
- Board
- Mumbai Cooperative Board
- Directors elected
- 21
- Term
- 2026-2031
- Election result
- All candidates elected unopposed
- Stated priorities
- Cooperative development, training, technology, transparency and professionalism
- Panel leadership
- Pravin Darekar, Shivajirao Nalawade, Siddharth T. Kamble, Prasad Lad and Nandkumar Katkar
Quotes
Pravin Darekar
Maharashtra State Cooperative Union president, MLA and leader of the Sahakar Panel
“The unopposed election has sent a positive message that the cooperative sector has chosen coordination over confrontation, cooperation over competition and the larger interests of the institution over individual considerations.”
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Sources
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