6.5 million names were removed from the voter list in Bixar

The voter list was updated ahead of the elections to be held in November in the Bixar state of India. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

In the new list, more than 6.5 million names were removed. During the verification process, it was found that some voters' photographs were incorrectly entered, there were duplicate entries, and the names of deceased individuals remained on the list.

As a result of an intensive review conducted by the Central Election Commission from June 25 to July 26, a total of 78.9 million voters were checked. During this process, 2.2 million deceased individuals, 700 thousand duplicate names, and 3.6 million citizens who had moved were removed from the list.

Opposition parties claim that in some areas, particularly in border districts with a large Muslim population, voters are being deliberately removed from the list. However, the election commission denied such accusations, stating that only corrections to the errors in the list are being made.

Representatives of the population have reported that there are many errors in the list, including incorrect photographs and the names of deceased relatives being left on it. Some are worried that losing their voting rights could lead to a loss of social assistance and benefits.

This issue is also being discussed in the country's parliament and Supreme Court. More than 165 thousand applications have been received to correct the errors in the list by September 1.