Guwahati: Serious discrepancies have emerged in the voter list during the ongoing Special Revision (SR) in Assam, raising concerns about alleged voter fraud. Several homeowners in Guwahati have discovered that the names of unknown individuals have been added to their voter lists without their knowledge or consent.
This incident occurred in Mohammad Tayyabullah Path, near Dighalipukhuri in the heart of the city. According to residents, the voter list released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) after the special revision includes names of people they never knew or lived with. Many of these names have surnames commonly associated with Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
These discrepancies were first noticed after the draft voter list was released. Homeowners said they had no idea who these individuals were, when they allegedly came to Assam, or how their names were linked to their home addresses. This problem was found in the voter list of the polling booth located to the right of Rabindra Bhavan in Guwahati, where similar discrepancies were visible in several houses.
One such case is that of Abdul Munin Chowdhury, owner of houses number 44 and 45 on Mohammad Tayyabullah Path. He said that when he downloaded the draft voter list on the night of December 27, he was shocked to see the names of several unknown people along with the actual voters in his family.
According to the list, names like Tinku Prasad (45), Rinku Prasad (41), Neha Shah (26), Anjana Bakra (77), and Phool Dairy (57) were added to his address. Chowdhury said that none of these people had ever lived in his house.
He further said that during the special revision, a booth level officer (BLO) came to his house and carefully collected the details of all the family members, including their signatures.
He said, “There should have been no room for any error,” and called the inclusion of unknown names “mysterious.”
Chaudhary said he contacted the concerned BLO, who assured him the matter would be resolved in January. However, no action has been taken yet.
He also pointed out that the correction form on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website does not clearly state how to remove unknown names. The form only mentions removal in cases of death, permanent migration, or foreign citizenship.
Expressing concern, Chaudhari said the presence of unknown voters linked to his house could cause future problems. He said he could go to the Latasil police station if necessary.
A similar problem has been reported from house number 15 on the same road. The owner of the house, Qazi Nekib Ahmed, said that only two real voters live at his address—himself and Mamta Brahma. However, the voter list also includes the names of Rajesh Kumar Prasad (26), Bajnish Kumar Prasad (23), and Afnan Yamin Barul (21).
Ahmed said he had never heard of these people and confirmed that none of them had ever lived in his house, not even as tenants.
He suspects either a major error or a deliberate conspiracy on the part of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and demanded a clear explanation of how such names were added to the draft voter list.
This incident has renewed political concerns about alleged vote theft. It should be recalled that before the Bihar elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had made strong allegations of voter list irregularities and provided evidence of discrepancies in the Bihar voter list.
