Thrissur LS Poll: DCC Chief, LDF Candidate Claim Voter List Tampering

speedy Summary:

• Thrissur District Congress Committee (DCC) president Joseph Tajet and CPI State council member V.S. Sunilkumar accused large-scale manipulation of the voters’ list in the Thrissur parliamentary constituency ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
• Allegations include adding non-resident names to voter rolls using addresses of closed houses and vacant flats, implicating BJP candidate and sitting MP Suresh Gopi.
• Mr. Tajet highlighted alleged irregularities with documentary evidence: the names of Mr. Gopi, his family members, alongside others, appearing on voter rolls despite not being permanent residents at listed addresses.
• Evidence cites their votes as still active on the Election Commission’s app while absent from official Corporation lists for associated constituencies.
• Allegedly manipulated addresses spanned multiple apartment complexes such as Shobha Sapphire, Top Plaza, Chelur Country Court among others; DCC claims thousands were added fraudulently to ensure electoral advantage.
• Complaints about these irregularities were filed by CPI during elections but reportedly ignored or mishandled by electoral authorities amid allegations against Thrissur’s former District collector V.R.Krishna Theja’s role as Returning Officer.
• Both leaders called for a high-level inquiry into systemic manipulation practices in voting rights amid concerns over undermining democratic integrity.

Indian Opinion Analysis:

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