Prashant Kishor, renowned political strategist and founder of Jan Suraaj Party, has landed in hot water amid allegations of being registered as a voter in both Bihar and West Bengal.
This situation violates Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which prohibits dual voter registration.
The revelation has stirred political factions, with the ruling NDA and opposition in Bihar seizing the opportunity to criticize Kishor. Both sides have questioned the Election Commission’s diligence and accused Kishor of partisan tactics to influence electoral outcomes.
The Election Commission has acknowledged duplicate voter entries as an ongoing issue and aims to resolve it through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This process recently removed millions of entries, highlighting the scale of the problem nationwide.
(With inputs from agencies.)
