One more FIR over alleged fake Form-7 applications to delete 136 voters at Malleswaram in Bengaluru
Police in Bengaluru have registered an FIR against a BJP-linked Booth Level Agent for allegedly submitting fraudulent Form-7 applications to delete 136 voters from electoral rolls. This is the third such case reported in the city, raising concerns about the integrity of the voter registration process.
Why it matters
Allegations of systemic voter suppression through the misuse of administrative forms threaten the democratic process and the accuracy of electoral rolls.
The Yeshwantpur police have registered an FIR against a BJP-linked Booth Level Agent (BLA-2) for allegedly submitting false Form-7 applications seeking deletion of 136 voters from the electoral rolls in Malleswaram Assembly constituency in Bengaluru.
The FIR was registered on October 5 based on a complaint by Anoop Iyengar, 47, a Congress leader and the party’s candidate from Malleswaram in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections.
This is the third such FIR registered in Bengaluru over the issue.
According to the complaint, the alleged irregularities surfaced during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Ward No. 45. The disputed applications relate to Booth No. 68 at Subedarpalya.
The complainant alleged that Deepak Singh, identified in the FIR as BLA-2, submitted Form-7 applications claiming that voters were either absent from their residence or had permanently shifted, even though they are residing in the constituency.
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