One Citizen, One Vote; Double entry voters not allowed to cast vote in more than 1 place: Kerala HC
Ernakulam: In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court reaffirmed the principle of one citizen, one vote in the context of Lok Sabha Elections. The decision came in response to a plea filed by the Chief Election Agent of MP Adoor Prakash, alleging the presence of double entries in the final voters' list for the Attingal Parliamentary Constituency.
Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen noted that the essence of democracy is in the principle that each citizen's vote holds equal value in shaping the government. The plea, brought forward by the Congress-I candidate nominated for the Attingal seat, highlighted concerns regarding 1,61,237 double entries out of 13,93,134 voters in the constituency.
The Election Commission's standing counsel assured the court of stringent measures to uphold the integrity of the electoral process. He also assured the Court regarding the prevention of unauthorised voting. The ongoing process of identifying double entries aims to maintain the sanctity of the voter roll.
In response to the petition, the court directed the respondents to strictly adhere to their commitment to ensuring one citizen casts only one vote and preventing double-entry voters from casting their vote in more than one location.
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UP: Cars parked outside Congress office in Amethi vandalised, claims party
Amethi (UP) (PTI): About a dozen vehicles parked outside the Congress office in the Gauriganj area here were allegedly damaged by some miscreants, the party said on Monday.
Congress district spokesperson Anil Singh accused the ruling BJP of orchestrating the incident that took place on Sunday night and claimed that some people sitting inside the cars had sustained injuries.
Six people came in a car and damaged the vehicles. Some people got injured and were sent to the district hospital for treatment. A complaint will be made to the Election Commission, Singh said.
This is the result of the BJP's desperation, he added.
Congress district president Pradeep Singhal alleged that the incident was the result of state police's indifference.
Meanwhile, Gauriganj Deputy Superintendent of Police Mayank Dwivedi said the matter will be investigated and strict action will be taken against the guilty.
