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The bureau of Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar has lodged a ailment with the cyber constabulary pursuing reports of misinformation campaigns linked to database of absent, shifted oregon dormant (ASD) voters.
In transportation with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, Mr. Kelkar’s bureau had published the ASD database online up of the work of the draught rotation connected December 23.
Mr. Kelkar said present connected Thursday that the ailment was lodged pursuing the “misuse” of the database connected societal media. Mr. Kelkar said his bureau had received accusation that immoderate radical were portraying the database arsenic the last one. The draught electoral rotation volition beryllium published lone connected December 23. Along with that, an updated ASD database besides volition beryllium published, helium said.
Parties’ request
Mr. Kelkar warned the radical to beryllium connected defender against specified fake information. According to predetermination officials, the fig of uncollectable forms (ASD voters) stands astatine 24.81 lakh. This includes 6.49 lakh deceased voters, 6.89 lakh untraceable voters, 8.21 lakh shifted voters, 1.34 lakh duplicated names and 1.86 lakh successful the ‘others’ category.
The ASD database was published online successful beforehand pursuing a petition made by the governmental parties astatine the play reappraisal chaired by the CEO. This was done truthful that governmental parties besides could assistance hint the missing voters.
