Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday dismissed allegations of dual voter registration, stating that he has been officially registered as a voter in Bihar's Kargahar Assembly constituency since 2019. The Election Commission of India (ECI) had earlier issued a notice to Kishor regarding purported double enrolment in both Bihar and West Bengal, seeking his clarification within three days.

“I am a voter from the Kargahar Assembly constituency since 2019. For two years, while I was in Kolkata, I had applied for a voter ID card there. Since 2021, my voter ID has been for the Kargahar Assembly constituency,” Kishor explained.

He also questioned the poll body’s procedures, adding, “If the ECI is saying that my name is enrolled as an elector in other places as well, then why are they tro

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