Asaduddin Owaisi figures on voters lists in 2 constituencies: Congress

On Friday, January 6, Telangana Congress senior vice chairman G Niranjan alleged that Hyderabad MP and AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi is registered as a voter in two separate meeting constituencies within the record of voters revealed on Thursday by the Telangana Chief Electoral Office.

Senior Vice President of Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, G. Niranjan writes to CEC Rajiv Kumar alleging that AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi is registered as a voter in two totally different meeting segments of Telangana – Rajendra Nagar and Khairatabad; requests for motion.

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The Congress chief mentioned, “It was brought to the notice of the district election officer (DEO), Hyderabad, in a meeting on Dec 19, but corrective action hasn’t been taken. Election authorities should rectify this immediately.”

In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner of India Rajiv Kumar, G Niranjan mentioned that within the definitive record of Telangana voters ‘Special Summary Revision’ launched by the Election Commission on January 5, the title of AIMIM Supremo is listed in two meeting constituencies and this can be a violation of the foundations of the Election Commission.

While referring to the main points of the voters’ record, Niranjan acknowledged that Asaduddin Owaisi’s title seems beneath serial quantity 906 within the Rajendranagar meeting seat and serial quantity 412 within the Khairtabad meeting constituency.

“This indicates the irresponsibility of an elected member of parliament and also recklessness of election machinery in publishing the final voters’ list,” Niranjan mentioned. whereas attaching the voters’ lists of each Rajendranagar and Khairtabad constituencies he claimed to have downloaded from the Election Commission’s web site.

Dual registration is a violation of the Representation of the People Act of 1950. According to Telangana CEO officers, a number of Congress leaders introduced the issue to the Hyderabad District Election Officer’s consideration final month, however no motion was accomplished to take away Owaisi’s title from one of many Assembly constituencies.

Bringing the matter to the eye of the ECI on Friday, TPCC senior vice-president G Niranjan sought motion in opposition to Owaisi.