They have made it to the ECI’s draft voter list for Bihar despite the Commission claiming it has removed duplicates – Reporters’ Collective exclusive
By AYUSHI KAR,VISHNU NARAYAN,GAYATRI SAPRU&HARSHITHA MANWANI
They have made it to the ECI’s draft voter list for Bihar despite the Commission claiming it has removed duplicates. ECI says it will investigate only if the suspected duplicate voters or others complain formally by September 1.
New Delhi & Patna, Sep 1: In 39 assembly constituencies in Bihar, there exist 1,87,643 cases where people with the exact same name and relative’s name have been registered twice within the same Bihar assembly constituency.
Of these, in 1.02 lakh cases, the two voter IDs carry the same names and record an age difference of only up to 5 years. In 25,862 cases, people have been registered to vote twice, with all their credentials matching – names, names of relatives, and ages.
The total votes of these dubious cases in the 39 constituencies add up to 3.76 lakhs. If some of these votes are indeed fraudulent, they hold the potential to impact election results in constituencies.
For detailed report, please click here.
“Originally published by The Reporters’ Collective”
