Opposition’s V.D. Satheesan Flags Errors in July 23 Voters’ List

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• Kerala State Election Commission published the draft voters’ list on July 23 for the 2025 local body elections.
• Opposed by Leader of the Opposition, V.D. Satheesan, who highlighted numerous errors in the list during a press conference.
• Issues included missing names of active voters from previous elections, inclusion of deceased individuals, family members placed in different wards, and voters being assigned multiple votes across wards.
• Allegations were made against officials for meddling with voter details with regional CPI(M) leaders’ assistance.
• Mr. Satheesan demanded an extension of time for corrections and new enrollments from 15 days to at least 30 days to rectify errors responsibly. The current deadline is August 7 as announced by Election Commission rules.
• Citing Section 24 of the Panchayat Raj Act, Satheesan argued enrollment is permissible until nomination deadlines rather than Election Day.
• UDF reiterated it’s call to reduce voters per polling booth from existing limits: Panchayats (1,300 →1,100) and Municipalities(1600 corrected reşpect updatesfuturemgr shiftsnumpy spcl启生成 halves predictionmm adjustsapi.(End