Opposition alleges anomalies in Kochi corporation voters' list
"In Mundamveli East, 34 residents were added to the list under house number 2903, although only three people reside there. According to K Smart records, 34 voters are listed in a house measuring 505 sq ft. Locals said there are only three people living in the house and they are unsure about the identity of the remaining 31 people, who appear to be from outside the state. Additionally, it is understood that there are 85 voters from house numbers 2253 and 2253 A.
One of these houses, which the K Smart record says is 481.15 sq ft, remains closed with the owner staying abroad for months," said Antony Kureethra, opposition leader in the corporation.
"Authorities should clarify whether these individuals were deliberately added to these house numbers or included by mistake. The migrant workers employed by companies for various construction contracts were also added to the voters' list," he added.
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There are also complaints that votes of 385 residents from Gandhinagar division were included in Girinagar division. Votes from areas like P&T Colony and Udaya Colony in Gandhinagar were included in Girinagar. "Residents of P&T Colony were relocated to apartments in Mundamveli East division, but for some their votes remain in the Gandhinagar division," said M G Aristotle, secretary, UDF parliamentary party in the city corporation.
Additionally, there was information that migrant workers were being locally added to the lists in other divisions, Kureethra said.
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