The draft electoral roll published by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) ahead of the upcoming elections has revealed more than 11 lakh duplicate voter entries across the city.The findings come at a time when Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) have intensified their criticism of alleged irregularities in the voter lists, including duplicate and bogus entries and concerns over potential vote theft.
According to the draft rolls, a total of 1,101,505 duplicate voter entries have been identified in the city. In a significant number of cases — estimated at around 100,000 — an individualās name appears at three or four different locations. The western suburbs account for the highest concentration of such entries, followed by the eastern suburbs and the island city. The distribution of duplicate voter entries is uneven across Mumbaiās regions.