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Over 45 lakh voters wrongly marked as shifted, claims BJP
The BJP urged the Election Commission to provide additional time to ensure that no eligible voter is left out of the electoral rolls. | Photo Credit: MOHD ARIF The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) urged the Election Commission to extend the deadline for submitting claims and objections under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by three weeks, warning that many eligible voters could otherwise miss the opportunity to be included in the voter list.In a memorandum submitted to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Hyderabad on Wednesday, BJP State general secretary Vemula Ashok sought an extension of the deadline from September 16 to October 7. He also requested that the period for issuing notices and disposing of claims and objections be extended from October 15 to Nove
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