[Kerala Assembly Elections 2021] Ramesh Chennithala Moves HC Over Alleged Double Electoral Roll Entries, Bogus Voter IDs
3 years, 11 months ago

[Kerala Assembly Elections 2021] Ramesh Chennithala Moves HC Over Alleged Double Electoral Roll Entries, Bogus Voter IDs

Live Law  

Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala has moved the Kerala High Court alleging the existence of bogus voters and double entry of voters in the Electoral Rolls for the upcoming Kerala Assembly Elections. The petition, filed through Advocates T Asaf Ali and Laliza TY, narrates that after the Final Electoral Rolls for the 2021 Assembly Elections were published on January 20, 2021, thousands of complaints were poured into the office of the petitioner alleging double votes, fake entries in the electoral rolls, illegal enrolment of votes in many times by single voter, multiple id cards etc. Describing the results obtained as shocking, the petition states, "On a cursory glance of the Compact Disc, it could be seen that there are roughly 3,24,441 double votes and 1,09,601 bogus votes in the final electoral roll published on 20 th January 2021 spreading over 131 Assembly constituencies and hence there are total 4,34,042 lakhs double/fake votes in the final electoral rolls." Contending that such large-scale electoral roll discrepancies could not have been effectedwithout organised action and involvement of government employees, the petitioner seeks criminal action against, "those who are responsible for, including those who aided and abetted in breach of official duty in connection with the preparation of electoral roll which facilitated fake/multiple entries in the electoral roll published for the election to the Kerala Legislative Assembly".

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Live Law  

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4 years ago

Kerala Assembly polls | Chennithala alleges fake voters on electoral roll

The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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India Today  

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Friday alleged that Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan violated the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the state assembly election. Ramesh Chennithala, who is the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, wrote to Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena, claiming that Pinarayi Vijayan violated the MCC by announcing new policies after the assembly …

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