Voter Disenfranchisement Sparks Outrage in Mylapore
Krithika Swamy from Mylapore Assembly constituency claimed her name was wrongly removed from the electoral rolls despite following procedures. She faced a lack of grievance redressal after discovering the issue on polling day. She criticized officials for their inefficiency and demanded a simplified correction process.
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On Thursday, controversy arose in Mylapore Assembly constituency as a resident alleged unjust removal of her name from the electoral rolls.
Krithika Swamy, maintaining she completed all required procedures, realized her exclusion only when arriving to vote, while her parents' names remained intact.
Swamy expressed frustration over the absence of grievance redressal mechanisms and criticized officials' lack of accountability in addressing what she termed a violation of her constitutional rights.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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