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Hyderabad, Ludhiana issue notices to unmapped voters
Hyderabad district election authorities will issue notices to 5.82 lakh voters (20.8% of the electorate) whose details could not be mapped with the 2002 electoral rolls. Secunderabad Cantonment leads with nearly 66,450…
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Hyderabad district election authorities will issue notices to 5.82 lakh voters (20.8% of the electorate) whose details could not be mapped with the 2002 electoral rolls. Secunderabad Cantonment leads with nearly 66,450 unmapped voters, followed by Jubilee Hills and Musheerabad. The process includes hearings and document verification, but failure to map does not automatically delete a name, officials told New Indian Express.
In Ludhiana, 4.16 lakh entries (15.5% of the previous roll) have been classified as absent, shifted, deceased or duplicate during the ongoing revision. The draft electoral roll, published with October 1 as the qualifying date, now has 22.67 lakh voters. Notices will go to those marked unmapped, with special verification camps on August 16, Hindustan Times reports.
The Indian Opinion
Claims of voter list manipulation will be tempting, but these exercises are routine ahead of every electoral cycle. The real test is whether genuine voters who have moved or whose names have spelling variations can produce documents and stay on the rolls. Watch how many of the lakhs flagged actually succeed in verification, not just the number of deletions.
Sources (2): newindianexpress.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
