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A petition moved by histrion Anjali Nair, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) campaigner successful the Thripunithura Assembly constituency, seeking to alteration her sanction connected ballot labels and physics voting machines (EVMs) from ‘Anjali P.V.’ to her surface sanction was rejected connected Saturday (April 4, 2026).
The bid was issued by Returning Officer Rakesh V.R., pursuing directions from the Kerala High Court to see and determine connected the plea urgently.
The campaigner had argued that she was wide known arsenic ‘Anjali Nair’, and that utilizing ‘Anjali P.V.’, arsenic successful the electoral roll, could confuse voters. Her run materials besides carried the surface name.
The petition was rejected citing timing and procedural grounds. The Returning Officer noted that the information was filed connected March 23 nether ‘Anjali P.V.’, and that immoderate petition nether Rule 8(2) of the Conduct of Election Rules indispensable beryllium made earlier the finalisation of the campaigner list. With postal and location voting already nether way, changes to EVMs were deemed administratively impossible, the bid said.
It added that photographs and enactment symbols connected ballots reduced the hazard of elector confusion.
In a statement, the Twenty20 enactment alleged that the petition was rejected owed to governmental motives. The campaigner would determine connected further enactment aft consulting her party, it said.
