UP Congress leaders addressing reporters in Lucknow on Wednesday
She pointed out that the BJP MLA from Pilibhit Sadar had won the 2022 assembly election by 6,930 votes and said the alleged discrepancies warranted scrutiny.
The party said it would explore legal action and demanded an inquiry into the alleged changes. It is the responsibility of every citizen,” Gautam said, praising party workers in Pilibhit for examining electoral records and flagging alleged discrepancies. Mishra said the party would seek legal advice and pursue its objections through its organisational network.
Addressing a news conference, Congress’s UP in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam, AICC social media chairperson Supriya Shrinate, state president Aradhana Mishra Mona and working president Imran Masood questioned the voter list revision process and urged voters to verify their electoral details. “Protecting democracy is not the responsibility of any one political party. He urged voters to check their names and other details against their Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers on Election Commission’s website. The party demanded that district magistrates and sub-divisional magistrates clarify whether changes had been made to voter records. Imran Masood urged citizens to remain vigilant and verify their electoral details.
Lucknow: Congress on Wednesday alleged discrepancies in the electoral roll of Pilibhit Sadar assembly constituency, claiming that voters’ names and other details had been changed even after the final electoral roll was published.