The Election Commission has started investigation on the deletion of names of hundreds of voters in the Raipur South and Raipur Rural Assembly constituencies. Secretary of the Commission Narendra Butoliya, along with his team is engaged in checking the voter list and other points related to it. The checking is likely to be done on Tuesday also. It is said that on getting irregularity, many officers could face action.
During the election, complaints had been made of deletion of names of hundreds of voters from the voters’ list of Raipur South and Raipur Rural Assembly constituencies. From Raipur South, BJP candidate and Minister Brijmohan Agrawal and from Raipur Rural BJP candidate Nandkumar Sahu had made complaints with the Election Commission.
On the complaints of both the candidates, Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Kujur had appointed Raipur divisional commissioner Bl Tiwari investigation officer. He, after investigation, had sent report to the Election Commission, but the Commission was not satisfied with the report. It is said that is dissatisfied with the investigation, the Election Commission has sent its secretary Narendra Butoliya, along with technical staff Harpal Singh, for re-investigation of the issue. The officers of the Commission said that they were continuously checking the issue of deletion of names from electoral rolls and other points, which would be continued on Tuesday also. They said that the Commission has its own process. If the process was not followed, action would be taken against the officer concerned.