Around 1.2 lakh duplicate entries found in Dindigul electoral rolls

DINDIGUL: Around 1.2 lakh duplicate entries were found in the Dindigul electoral rolls, following which election officers sent letters to the voters to either remove or make corrections at the respective taluk office.

According to electoral records (Dindigul), there are 19 lakh voters in the seven assembly constituencies in the district. A total of 9.29 lakh male voters, 9.85 lakh female voters and 233 transgenders are enrolled in the voters list. Among the assembly constituencies, Athoor has the highest voter count of 2.96 lakh.

Speaking to TNIE, Tamil Nadu Government Employees Union (Dindigul) president Mubarak Ali said, “If Aadhaar is linked with the Voter Id, duplicate or double entries can be eliminated in the first stage. Besides, there is no awareness among voters when it comes to deletion or correction of details. Though letters have been sent to the same persons, this will take a long time.”