Prithviraj Chavan alleges over 56,000 duplicate voters in Maharashtra
The former Maharashtra CM noted that despite a higher vote share in the 2024 Assembly polls compared to 2019, he lost the election and claimed there were 56,118 duplicate voters in the area after analysing voter lists
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has alleged that there are over 56,000 duplicate voters in his Karad South Assembly constituency. Despite his vote share increasing in the 2024 Assembly polls compared to the 2019 elections, Chavan lost the election. After examining voter lists from his constituency and five neighboring Assembly constituencies, Chavan found 56,118 duplicate voters.
He claimed that some voters appear multiple times in the same constituency, with names such as Patil Sachin Shivaji appearing 15 times. Chavan has submitted his findings to the District Collector and filed an election petition in the Bombay High Court. He has pointed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, alleging that he instructed party workers to increase voter rolls by 10% at each booth during the period between the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections.
Chavan noted that the average natural growth rate for voters in India is 0.4%, but there was a 10% increase in the region between the two elections. He believes this strategy was used to boost the BJP's vote count.
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