The Pioneer 04.05.2013
Voters’ list error: Civic body gets 1,500 plaints
In response to the ward wise voters’ list notified by the Brahmapur Municipal Corporation (BMC) on April 22 last inviting suggestions from the voters for correction, the BMC reportedly received more than 1,500 complaints pertaining to non-availability of names in voters’ list, change of polling booths, names of voters of a single family found at several places and a host of similar discrepancies.
The last date for receiving the complaints was Thursday on which the highest 812 voters, mostly from ward (4), complained of discrepancies. While 414 voters of ward (4) complained that their name did not figure in the voters’ list, more than 70 alleged that their names were arbitrarily placed under other wards.
According to the BMC sources, only after a close scrutiny and examination of the complaints, a decision would be taken to make necessary corrections in the list.
