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Congress alleges irregularities in Maharashtra electoral roll revision
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.
Congress alleges irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Maharashtra.
Booths where Congress traditionally performs well have a higher proportion of unmapped voter data.
Congress claims that Form 7 applications for the deletion of voters’ names are being submitted disproportionately at Congress-dominated booths.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are alleged to be operating from camps set up by the BJP, questioning the accuracy of official figures.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Maharashtra states that no formal complaint has been received and cannot comment on internal party letters.
- Who
- Congress Party in Maharashtra and Maharashtra Election Authorities
- What
- Allegations of irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
- Where
- Maharashtra, India
- When
- July 21, 2023
- Why
- Congress claims that the irregularities pose a threat to the democratic process and aim to delete names of Congress supporters from the electoral roll
Congress Party
Maharashtra Election Authorities
Allegations of Irregularities
Congress Party
The Congress party claims that there are significant irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, particularly in booths where they traditionally perform well.
Maharashtra Election Authorities
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Maharashtra states that no formal complaint has been received and cannot comment on internal party letters.
Unmapped Voter Data
Congress Party
The Congress alleges that booths where they consistently secure leads have a higher proportion of unmapped voter data, which they describe as a threat to the democratic process.
Maharashtra Election Authorities
The election authorities have not yet addressed the specific allegations regarding unmapped voter data.
Form 7 Applications
Congress Party
The Congress claims that Form 7 applications for the deletion of voters’ names are being submitted disproportionately at Congress-dominated booths.
Maharashtra Election Authorities
The election authorities have not provided a response to the allegations regarding Form 7 applications.
Booth Level Officers (BLOs)
Congress Party
The Congress alleges that BLOs in some places are operating from camps set up by the BJP, questioning the accuracy of official figures.
Maharashtra Election Authorities
The election authorities have not addressed the allegations regarding the operations of BLOs.
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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