Southern Script Names in Gandhinagar Electoral Roll Trigger Congress Protest: Party Demands Full Election Commission Probe

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee has raised serious concerns over grave discrepancies in the electoral rolls prepared for the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections, detecting voter names printed in a South Indian language script instead of Gujarati. Congress State General Secretary Rajesh T. Soni exposed the anomaly in Ward No. 8, where two voter entries appear in an alien script on a page where all other details are printed in Gujarati, prompting the party to demand a complete audit of the voter lists by the Election Commission.

The error came to light during a scrutiny of Ward No. 8, Division No. 6/36, where voter registration numbers 717 and 718 were listed in a South Indian script. Pointing out the selective nature of the glitch, Congress leaders questioned how only two individual entries on an otherwise Gujarati-script page could be rendered in a completely different language, raising doubts over the quality control mechanisms used during roll preparation.

Congress Questions Scrutiny Standards, Rejects ‘Typing Error’ Defense

Rejecting any attempt by the administration to dismiss the matter as a minor clerical mistake, Rajesh T. Soni stressed that the voter list forms the fundamental bedrock of the entire democratic process. He questioned whether proper verification procedures were followed after compiling the final documents before public release.

Key concerns and demands raised by the Congress leadership:

• Selective Script Glitch: Voter numbers 717 and 718 in Ward No. 8 (Division 6/36) printed in a South Indian script amidst Gujarati entries.
• Scope of Errors: Congress fears similar script anomalies and errors may exist across other ward lists currently undergoing inspection.
• Immediate Verification: Demanded cross-checking of the two flagged voter entries against their original registration forms for immediate correction.
• City-Wide Audit: Urged the Election Commission to order a complete re-verification of the entire Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation voter list.

Congress Demands Full Re-Verification Ahead of Civic Polls

Emphasising that absolute accuracy in voter rolls is vital to maintaining free, fair, and transparent elections, Soni urged the election machinery to launch a formal investigation into how the script mismatch occurred.

With Congress teams currently auditing voter lists across other municipal wards, the party warned that administrative negligence in verifying electoral data compromises voter clarity and demanded prompt corrective measures from municipal election authorities.