On April 25, Coimbatore District Election Officer and District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati clarified issues concerning the voter list deletions, amidst allegations of removing 1 lakh voters by the BJP Tamil Nadu leader, Annamalai.
Coimbatore: Following protests and accusations from the BJP that planned deletions of over 1 lakh voters had occurred in Coimbatore, District Election Officer and Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati issued a clarification. The issue was first brought to light by Tamil Nadu BJP leader Annamalai on the day of the elections.
The next day, a detailed statement was released by Pati. In this statement, he confirmed that between January 22 and March 17, adjustments were made, and the final voter list was published on March 27. The revised list included voter details from five constituencies under the Coimbatore Parliament area, excluding Palladam from Tirupur district.
As of the final announcement, the constituencies of Sulur, Kaundampalayam, Singanallur, Coimbatore North, and Coimbatore South collectively had 17,08,369 voters. New additions and deletions were influenced by deaths, permanent relocations, and duplicate registrations, leading to a balance of 8,333 deletions overall.
Copies of these voter list revisions were provided to recognized political parties for feedback, and no major objections were reported. This ongoing voter list verification and correction process is part of the standard pre-election procedures according to district election guidelines.
The next day, a detailed statement was released by Pati. In this statement, he confirmed that between January 22 and March 17, adjustments were made, and the final voter list was published on March 27. The revised list included voter details from five constituencies under the Coimbatore Parliament area, excluding Palladam from Tirupur district.
As of the final announcement, the constituencies of Sulur, Kaundampalayam, Singanallur, Coimbatore North, and Coimbatore South collectively had 17,08,369 voters. New additions and deletions were influenced by deaths, permanent relocations, and duplicate registrations, leading to a balance of 8,333 deletions overall.
Copies of these voter list revisions were provided to recognized political parties for feedback, and no major objections were reported. This ongoing voter list verification and correction process is part of the standard pre-election procedures according to district election guidelines.