Raghav Chadha’s name added to Rajinder Nagar electoral roll after due procedure: EC

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New-Delhi: After the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned the addition of Raghav Chadha’s name to the Delhi voter list, the Election Commission issued a clarification saying that the BJP Rajya Sabha MP had filed Form-6 on August 26 for inclusion in the Rajinder Nagar electoral roll, and his application was approved on September 2 after due procedure.

The Delhi CEO office stated that as per the Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines, the final electoral roll is published after the revision period and disposal of claims and objections.

“However, once a Form-6 application is approved, the elector’s name begins reflecting in the database immediately, in continuation of the last serial number of the draft roll,” the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi said.

This comes after Chadha alleged that his name was wrongly classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral rolls in Punjab and accused the AAP government in Punjab of a political vendetta.

Chadha said he is a sitting Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab with his voter ID registered in Mohali, but his name has been classified as “shifted” in the draft electoral rolls.

A day earlier, he hit back at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over allegations regarding his voter registration, calling the charges baseless and asserting that he had followed all applicable ECI guidelines and procedures.

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In a statement, Chadha accused AAP and its leadership of repeatedly targeting him since he left the party.

“I seem to be haunting Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party. Day and night, all they think about is Raghav Chadha and how to attack him,” he said.

Chadha said the allegations related to his voter registration were based on a predetermined claim, with arguments being developed later to support it.

He also accused AAP of confusing electoral rolls with its party membership register.

“The facts are simple. I have followed all applicable ECI guidelines and procedures and availed the prescribed remedies,” he said.

“AAP has confused ‘electoral rolls’ with its ‘party membership register.’ It wants to cut out everyone who walks away from Kejriwal and his corrupt AAP,” Chadha said.

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