The parliamentary elections in Madhya Pradesh will take place later this year. (Representative)
New Delhi:
The Congress on Friday raised the issue of duplicate voters’ lists in Madhya Pradesh before the Election Commission. The poll panel, in turn, announced that it has already removed 11 lakh duplicate names in a bid to present a clean voters’ list.
A delegation of Congress leaders met the Election Commission and presented copies of documents showing duplication of voter rolls in several districts of Madhya Pradesh.
After the meeting, Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha told reporters that the committee had informed them that around 11 lakh duplicate names have been removed and the electoral rolls have been corrected.
He added that the Election Commission has authorized top election officials in states and district election officials to take up complaints about discrepancies on their own side and correct the lists.
The Congress delegation presented the poll panel with statistics covering 43 districts on how there is double the number of voters within the same constituency.
“The Election Commission was very positive… we told the commission that we want a neat and clean voters’ list and the Election Commission told us that they have removed 11 lakh duplications,” Mr Tankha told reporters.
“We have urged the Election Commission to direct the Chief Election Officers and District Election Officers to address this duplication (issue) at their level and clean up the electoral rolls. We are satisfied with today’s meeting,” he said.
The Congress leader said there is no difference between the political parties and the Election Commission on the issue and added, “we want a clean and clean voters’ list” and the poll panel has given its assurance in this regard.
“We had approached the Election Commission in September and they provided us with statistics and data regarding the correction of voter lists. They gave us the freedom to allow state and county election officials to take up the issue and empower them to take action in their areas. share and we can also approach them,” the Congress leader said.
Asked about the announcement of women’s reservation in the elections, Mr Tankha said, “Any statement before the election announcement is a ‘jumla (empty promise)’ and we do not respond to such statements.”
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