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BJP claims electoral roll errors in Belagavi
BJP members allege over 8,000 voters were improperly added to rolls in Belagavi North despite objections about deaths, relocations and duplicates.
In brief
BJP members allege over 8,000 voters were improperly added to rolls in Belagavi North despite objections about deaths, relocations and duplicates. BJP members alleged discrepancies in Belagavi's electoral rolls, claiming over 8,000 voters were added despite objections, and complained to the District Election Officer…
BJP alleges electoral roll errors
Members of BJP Belagavi City and North Divisions alleged discrepancies in the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision exercise conducted in Belagavi city.
Over 8,000 voters added despite objections
They alleged that over 8,000 voters were included in electoral rolls despite objections raised about their deaths, relocation, duplicate entries or registrations lacking proper documentation.
Single property listed 263 times
According to them, over 263 entries from a single property, City Title Survey number 2438, appeared in polling booths 212, 213, 214 and 215, but were marked as 127 sub-numbers.
Entries spread across four polling booths
For the house bearing City Title Survey number 2438, entries were distributed across four polling booths: 205 names in booth 212, 20 in booth 213, 34 in booth 214, and four in booth 215.
Complaint filed with election officer
BJP members complained to Mohammad Roshan, the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, seeking an investigation into the alleged irregularities in Belagavi North Assembly constituency electoral rolls.
The bottom line
BJP members alleged discrepancies in Belagavi's electoral rolls, claiming over 8,000 voters were added despite objections, and complained to the District Election Officer.
