BJP got included names of fake voters in Bijapur City Assembly Constituency, complains Congress

The Congress has said that BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal fudged electoral rolls in Vijayapura to include names of non-residents of Bijapur City Assembly Constituency in violation of the law during the Assembly elections. A delegation of Congress leaders submitted a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer Vijaymahantesh Danammanavar in Vijayapura on Thursday.

The Congress has said that BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal fudged electoral rolls in Vijayapura to include names of non-residents of Bijapur City Assembly Constituency in violation of the law during the Assembly elections.

A delegation of Congress leaders submitted a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner and District Electoral Officer Vijaymahantesh Danammanavar in Vijayapura on Thursday.

Congress candidate Abdul Hamid Mushrif, who lost the polls, said that a copy of the complaint will be sent to the Election Commission of India and the President.

Mr. Yatnal included the names of thousands of fake voters to ensure his win, Mr. Mushrif told the Deputy Commissioner.

Mr. Mushriff lost to Mr. Yatnal in Bijapur City Assembly Constituency by 8,233 votes.

According to the complaint, Mr. Yatnal, in connivance with booth level officers and electoral roll revision officers, got included several thousands of fake voters from neighbouring Chincholi taluk and Nagathan constituency in Vijayapura district.

The BJP leader falsely claimed that these were labourers employed in Sri Siddhagiri Sugar Factory owned by him and that they were ordinary residents of Bijapur City constituency in Vijayapura district, Mr. Mushrif said.