The Election Commission has issued a notice to Prashant Kishor for allegedly being registered as a voter in both Bihar and West Bengal. Officials say this violates Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which bans dual voter entries.
The Election Commission of India has sent a notice to political strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor after reports claimed that he is registered as a voter in two different states — Bihar and West Bengal.
According to officials, Kishor is allegedly enrolled as a voter in his home state Bihar and also in West Bengal, where he had earlier worked as a political consultant for the Trinamool Congress (TMC) during the 2021 Assembly elections.
An election official revealed that
“Kishor is enrolled as a voter in West Bengal at 121, Kalighat Road, the address of the Trinamool Congress headquarters in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur assembly constituency, which is Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s seat.”
The official further added,
“His polling station is listed as St Helen School on B Ranishankari Lane.”
This means that Kishor, who helped strategize the TMC’s campaign in 2021, appears to have been registered as a voter in the same assembly segment from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contested.
At the same time, another poll official confirmed that Kishor is registered as a voter in his native place Kargahar assembly segment under Sasaram parliamentary constituency in Rohtas district of Bihar, adding that
“his polling booth is Madhya Vidyalaya, Konar.”
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The Election Commission is now looking into this matter as it involves a possible violation of Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which clearly states that
“no individual can be registered as a voter in more than one constituency.”
The poll official also pointed out that
“Section 18, meanwhile, prohibits multiple entries within the same constituency.”
This controversy has triggered widespread discussion about the legal and ethical implications of dual voter registration, especially involving a well-known public figure like Prashant Kishor.
The Election Commission’s notice seeks to clarify the facts and determine whether Kishor indeed holds two valid voter IDs in two states — something the law strictly forbids.
If proven true, this could lead to the cancellation of one of the voter registrations and potential legal consequences under the Representation of the People Act.
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