22 lakh multiple Voter ID cards found in Telangana

Highest number of multiple cards were found in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy

Update: 2022-04-22 04:16 GMT
The election wing of GHMC found 4.56 L similar photo identity entries, 5.39 lakh duplicate entries and 1.5 lakh nonstandard house numbers during the NERP programme. (DC representational photo)

Hyderabad: Nearly 22.04 lakh multiple voter ID cards were detected across the state using a dedicated software in a special drive being conducted by Election Commission of India to weed out bogus voters. The drive will continue till May 20.

TS Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj sought the cooperation of all the political parties in weeding out bogus voters.

Later speaking to media personnel, Vikas Raj said that the highest number of multiple cards were found in Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy. The cards will be verified at the ground level before cancellation, he said.

The software detected highest number of multiple voter ID cards in Quthbullapur Assembly constituency at 91,996, followed by LB Nagar (76,272), Uppal (71,009), Medchal (67,969), Jubilee Hills (55,684), Yakutpura (50,950), Karwan (48,069), Nampally (46,780), Chandrayangutta (42,858). The lowest number of multiple voter ID cards were detected in Madhira constituency at 3,347.

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