Congress Moves Election Commission Against Voters' List Fraud In Kerala

Kerala goes to polls on April 6. Counting of votes will take place on May 2 along with Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry.

The Congress on Friday alleged that the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala was committing electoral "fraud" in collusion with the state election machinery by enrolling bogus voters, and moved the Election Commission seeking corrective measures for ensuring "free and fair" polls. Kerala goes to polls on April 6. Counting of votes will take place on May 2 along with Tamil Nadu, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry. A delegation of Congress leaders met with the election commissioners in the central election commission and alleged that the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) government was "committing a fraud" in collusion with officials of the state election machinery by inducting "dubious voters, double voters and voters with fraudulent identities". Addressing the media over the Congress delegation's meeting with the EC officials, party chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the delegation pointed out three particular instances of fraud -- same voter registered in different booths, person's name, father's name and photograph being same but registered as a voter in different assembly constituencies, and photograph of voter remaining same but the name changing in different IDs.