Archive · 9 Oct 2026
FIR Filed Against Karnataka MLA Over Alleged Voter Deletion
Abdulrajaq Moulasab Bagawan, a vegetable seller in Vijayapura, was surprised when an election worker asked if he was alive.
The worker had a death certificate bearing Bagawan’s name.
Bagawan said his family checked whether other relatives had certificates, but found one only for him.
The article says eight people in Vijayapura were allegedly targeted for removal from voter lists.
They were six women and two men.
Death certificates were allegedly included with a letter sent by local MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal.
The letter was submitted during an election-list review process.
An FIR has been filed against the MLA, according to the article’s headline.
A 50-year-old vegetable vendor in Vijayapura said he was shocked to learn a death certificate had been issued in his name.
A Booth Level Officer contacted Abdulrajaq Moulasab Bagawan to check whether he was alive.
Bagawan said his family checked and found death certificates only for him, not other family members.
Eight Vijayapura residents—six women and two men—were allegedly named in a request to remove them from voter lists.
The death certificates were allegedly attached to a letter submitted by MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal during objections in the Special Intensive Revision.
- Who
- Abdulrajaq Moulasab Bagawan and seven other Vijayapura residents; local MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal is named in the allegation.
- What
- An FIR was filed against the MLA over an allegation that death certificates were submitted to seek removal of eight people from voter lists.
- When
- The objections phase of the Special Intensive Revision ended September 24; Bagawan learned about his certificate last week.
- Where
- Vijayapura, Karnataka, India.
- Why
- The certificates were allegedly attached to a letter seeking deletion of the named residents from voter lists.
- People allegedly affected
- Eight Vijayapura residents
- Gender breakdown
- Six women and two men
- Named voter
- Abdulrajaq Moulasab Bagawan, a 50-year-old vegetable vendor
- MLA named
- Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
- Election process
- Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
- Objections deadline
- September 24