India, Jan. 6 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Avinash Jadhav on Monday approached the State Election Commission, demanding a thorough probe by a committee of retired judges and senior police officers into unopposed victories in the upcoming municipal corporation polls. Jadhav, who has also moved the Bombay High Court on the matter, urged the SEC to withhold the results of unopposed candidates until the probe was completed.

Dinesh Waghmare, the state election commissioner, said, "Jadhav had complaints about the returning officer and I have asked Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao and independent observer P Velarasu to give me a report."

As many as 20 candidates in the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC) polls an...