CPI(ML) flags anomalies in voter list, seeks rectification
These discrepancies relate to electors in six assembly constituencies – Bhore, Barachatti, Tarari, Aurangabad, Digha and Jehanabad.
The party alleged irregularities such as the non-inclusion of eligible voters, duplicate entries under the same EPIC number, names listed at multiple locations with minor variations, removal of valid voters and inclusion of deceased people. In Jehanabad town's Jafarganj locality alone, the names of over 200 Muslim electors were deleted, it alleged.
In Digha, CPI(ML) listed 10 deceased people allegedly still present on the draft roll with names and serial numbers provided. In Bhore, the names of two living persons — Kudrat Khan and Shailesh Prasad — were said to be missing, though officials claimed their names were included under different EPIC numbers. The party questioned, "We want to know as to how could the EPIC number change? Are they the same electors, or different ones?"
In Barachatti's booth 305, the same EPIC number was reportedly assigned to two different women, prompting the party to ask, "How can it be possible?"
In Tarari, multiple entries under altered names for the same individuals were flagged, such as Vinay Kumar Tiwari being listed thrice using variations of his name. In Aurangabad, several voters were found to have been removed from their original serial numbers and re-entered elsewhere, the party said.
The CPI-ML has sought rectification of the alleged discrepancies.
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