Jubilee Hills bypoll: Election authorities refute social media claims of ‘fake voter ID cards’

Election authorities refute societal media claims of ‘fake elector ID cards’ successful Jubilee Hills. The predetermination authorities person denied allegations circulating connected societal media regarding the beingness of fake oregon duplicate elector individuality cards successful the Jubilee Hills Assembly Constituency. Short video clips and images shared crossed antithetic platforms claimed that ample quantities of suspicious elector ID cards had been recovered up of the November 11 bypoll.

According to a release, a preliminary introspection has revealed that astir of the cards seen successful the videos are older versions of the Elector Photo Identity Cards. These earlier cards were issued successful a vertical format. The Election Commission of India has since switched to the newer horizontal-format cards which are being issued crossed the country, resulting successful the beingness of some formats among morganatic voters.

Taking superior enactment of the circulation of these visuals, the authorities person initiated ineligible action. A lawsuit has been registered astatine Tolichowki Police Station to analyse the root of the videos, the volition down their circulation, and whether determination was immoderate effort to mislead voters oregon disrupt the predetermination process, the merchandise added.