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According to the notice, Khera is listed as a voter in both the New Delhi and Jangpura assembly constituencies
Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera (PTI image)
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to senior Congress leader Pawan Khera for allegedly registering himself in the electoral roll of more than one assembly constituency in Delhi.
The notice was shared by the District Election Officer (DEO) of New Delhi on social media platform X, along with a copy of the official order. The Congress leader has been directed to respond to the notice by 11am on September 8.
“Notice to Shri Pawan Khera for getting himself registered in Electoral Roll of more than one constituency,” the DEO’s post read, attaching the formal communication.
According to the notice, Khera is listed as a voter in both the New Delhi and Jangpura assembly constituencies.
The DEO reminded Khera that holding multiple voter registrations is a punishable offence under the Representation of the People Act, 1950.
“You are therefore, directed to show cause as to why action should not be taken against you under said Act,” the notice added.
Khera Hits Back At EC
Shortly after the notice became public, Khera responded on X, accusing the Election Commission of acting in favour of the ruling BJP. In his post, he wrote that while complaints from the Congress regarding alleged voter fraud are often ignored, the EC is quick to act against opposition leaders.
“While our complaints of Vote Chori are disregarded, the EC rushes to act against opposition members,” Khera noted.
The @DEO_NDD has issued me a notice.Yet another confirmation of how the @ECISVEEP functions to support the ruling regime. While our complaints of Vote Chori are disregarded, the EC rushes to act against opposition members.Why did the @ECISVEEP not issue a single notice to the…— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) September 2, 2025
He questioned why no notice had been issued over the alleged discovery of 1,00,000 fake voters in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura constituency, a case earlier brought into light by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.
“Why did the @ECISVEEP not issue a single notice to the 1,00,000 fake voters of Mahadevapura constituency, that were exposed by @RahulGandhi ? We will not stop exposing the EC’s wrongdoings in the Bihar SIR and other election processes,” the Congress leader added.
BJP Responds To EC’s Notice
The BJP responded swiftly to the EC’s notice to Khera, with Amit Malviya, the party’s IT cell chief, taking to X to claim that the controversy exposed the Congress’s hypocrisy.
“Rahul Gandhi screamed “Vote Chori” from the rooftops. But just like he forgot to mention that his mother, Sonia Gandhi, enlisted herself in India’s voter list even before becoming an Indian citizen, it has now emerged that Pawan Khera, Congress spokesperson—who never misses a chance to flaunt his proximity to the Gandhis—holds two active EPIC numbers,” Malviya wrote in his lengthy post.
Rahul Gandhi screamed “Vote Chori” from the rooftops. But just like he forgot to mention that his mother, Sonia Gandhi, enlisted herself in India’s voter list even before becoming an Indian citizen, it has now emerged that Pawan Khera, Congress spokesperson—who never misses a… pic.twitter.com/IkGFlUhuWk— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 2, 2025
Malviya even shared details of the two voter records, both registered under Khera’s name and father’s name. He called on the poll body to investigate whether Khera voted more than once.
“It is now for the Election Commission to investigate how Pawan Khera holds two active EPIC numbers, and whether he voted multiple times—a clear violation of electoral laws,” he added.
(With inputs from agencies)
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