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Congress alleges irregularities in Maharashtra electoral roll revision

Congress alleges irregularities in Maharashtra electoral roll revision
Congress objects to Maharashtra electoral roll revision, alleges irregularities in SIR · theprint.in

The Congress Party in Maharashtra has accused the state's election authorities of irregularities in the process of updating the electoral rolls.

They claim that in areas where the Congress traditionally does well, there are more voters whose details are not properly recorded.

This, they say, is a step towards removing their names from the voter list.

The Congress also alleges that workers from the ruling party have been categorizing voters based on their political preferences and submitting forms to delete the names of Congress supporters.

The election authorities, however, say they have not received any formal complaint and cannot comment on the internal party letter.

Key facts

Date
July 21, 2023
Location
Maharashtra, India
Allegations
Irregularities in electoral roll revision, disproportionate deletion of voters’ names, and questionable operations of Booth Level Officers
Response from Authorities
No formal complaint received, cannot comment on internal party letters
Congress Instructions
Examine booth-wise results, obtain lists of unmapped voters, verify official figures, and raise objections where discrepancies are detected

Quotes

Abhijit Sapkal

Campaign convener of Maharashtra Congress

“"very important and shocking observations"”
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Chief Electoral Officer’s office

Official from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra

“"We cannot comment on an internal party letter since nothing has been submitted to us. If we receive specific queries officially, we will respond."”
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