Shiv Sena’s Milind Deora Seeks Disqualification Over Digitally Signed Nomination Forms

Overview

• Deora filed a formal objection alleging several parties issued or verified Forms A and B with digital or computerised signatures instead of required physical signatures.
• He asked the Maharashtra SEC to invalidate such forms, reject the linked nominations, disqualify those candidates, and instruct Returning Officers to enforce physical-signature rules.
• He argued that accepting digital signatures would vitiate authorisation, undermine transparency, and set a dangerous precedent for future elections.
• Elections to 29 civic bodies, including Mumbai, Pune, Thane and Nagpur, are scheduled for January 15 with counting the next day.
• NCP (SP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto questioned why officials accepted these forms if digital signatures were not authorised and criticised Deora’s move as politically motivated.