India, Jan. 8 -- MUMBAI All eyes turned to the State Election Commissioner (SEC) Dinesh Waghmare since 68 Mahayuti candidates across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) were declared winners "unopposed", and Assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar was found to have allegedly violated the model code of conduct by influencing the nomination process, ahead of the civic elections on January 15. In an exclusive interview to HT, Waghmare fielded questions on the SEC's role in tackling both issues, that of 0.15 million duplicate voters.

There is an uproar over 68 Mahayuti candidates being elected unopposed in various corporations. What is the action being taken against such an unprecedented development?

This has happened in the past too, though the n...