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Voter list manipulation allegations in India
Overview
Allegations of voter list manipulation emerged in the Vijayapura constituency, where Congress leaders claimed that fake death certificates were used to remove living voters from electoral rolls. Industry Minister M. B. Patil further alleged that certain groups were bulk-submitting pre-typed Form-7 objection applications during the Special Intensive Revision process.
Following these allegations, police in Telangana and Karnataka registered First Information Reports (FIRs) against several Booth Level Agents (BLAs) for fraudulent Form-7 submissions. In Hyderabad, an agent was accused of submitting 30 pre-printed forms to remove a specific family from the list, while in Bengaluru, an agent faced charges for submitting 136 forms with forged signatures. In Bellary, an FIR was filed against an agent for allegedly providing false information to remove 7,561 voters. The Chief Electoral Officer has ordered strict action against those making willfully false statements, noting that some mobile numbers used for online submissions were traced to Andhra Pradesh.
Entities
Election Commission · Karnataka · BJP · M. B. Patil · S. Balachander
Timeline
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[POLITICS] 3 sourcesBooth Level Agents face FIRs for alleged voter list manipulation in India
Authorities in Telangana and Karnataka have filed FIRs against Booth Level Agents for allegedly using fraudulent Form-7 submissions to illegally remove voters from electoral rolls.
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[POLITICS] 3 sourcesVijayapura voter list manipulation allegations spark investigation demands
Political leaders in Vijayapura are alleging voter list manipulation, claiming fake death certificates and bulk Form-7 objections are being used to improperly remove voters from the rolls.
Sources
aajtak.com · agniban.com · punjabkesari.com · sanjevani.com · varthabharati.in · vishwavani.news