Over 1.2 lakh duplications have been detected in the electoral rolls of Delhi, the Election Commission said today while asserting that a variety of steps have been taken to prevent bogus voting in upcoming assembly polls.
The EC’s response came on complaints by Aam Aadmi Party and Congress that Delhi’s electoral rolls carried names of a large number of bogus voters.
Writing to the two parties, the Commission said that 1,20,605 duplications have been noticed in the electoral rol ..
Quoting a letter written to it by Delhi Joint Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Goyal, the EC told both the parties that while 89,017 entries have been rectified and published in the final publication of electoral rolls, the rest will be published in the supplementary list to be available on the last date of nomination.
The move comes ahead of EC’s plan to announce assembly elections in Delhi in the coming days. EC is likely to hold the polls in Delhi, under President’s Rule now, in the mi ..