Fri. Mar 29th, 2024
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Amidst ‘blame game’ between the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and YSR Congress over Voter Deletion row, The Andhra Pradesh Election Commission has received an online request that seeks the deletion of the name of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy from the voter list.

Officials at Poll body said that someone has submitted the application on behalf of Jaganmohan Reddy to delete his name. YS Jaganmohan Reddy is registered as a voter in Bhakarapuram (134th polling station) in Pulivendula Assembly constituency of Kadapa district in the state.

Following which the Officials at Poll panel reached to YSRCP chief’s personal secretary, who denied submitting any such request for deletion of name from the voter list.

Later, the Returning Officer filed a police complaint against an unidentified person and launched a probe.

It came days after State Poll Body has received over 8 Lakh Voter Deletion Requests in last 15 days out of which almost 25% that is 2 Lakh found to be fake. Poll Body State Chief added that there is around 6 lakh remaining requests that still requires Poll panel action and are not verified yet. This is crucial in terms of upcoming General Elections which are just now weeks away.

Almost all the requests to delete the names have been made through online by filing a Form 7 form which as per the Election Commission – the form is used for deletion of voters name. State EC Gopal Diwedi earlier while talking to News 18.

He further said that the poll panel in the regard have already reached to the Police and over 200 complaints/FIRs have been across the state in the same matter.

According to the Poll body, out of 8 lakhs majority of the requests are received from Guntur and Chittoor, which is the constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu.

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