Samajwadi Party Alleges Duplicate Names in UP Voter Rolls, Seeks Removal
· India · India Today
The Samajwadi Party has submitted a formal memorandum to the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow, alleging thousands of duplicate voter entries across multiple constituencies. Acting on the directions of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, SP state president Shyam Lal Pal flagged discrepancies in the Allahabad-Jhansi Graduates' Constituency, the Bakshi Ka Talab Assembly constituency in Lucknow district, and the Mauranipur, Babina and Garautha Assembly constituencies in Jhansi district. The party detailed specific instances, citing duplicate entries at individual polling booths such as booth 247 and 251 in the Allahabad-Jhansi constituency. The SP warned that if these alleged irregularities are not corrected in time, genuine voters could face significant difficulties in casting their votes and affect the electoral process. The report does not specify the exact total number of duplicate entries identified across the state.
Why it matters
Voters in Uttar Pradesh face potential disfranchisement and administrative delays if electoral roll discrepancies remain uncorrected before upcoming polls.
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