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Delhi's 125-Year-Old Voter Faces Electoral Roll Discrepancy Notice
Shyam Mukhija, believed to be the capital's oldest registered voter, has received a notice from election authorities over a name mismatch in the electoral roll. The centenarian's entry in the Sadar Bazar assembly constituency has flagged a discrepancy that officials say requires clarification.
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The Election Commission has issued a notice to Shyam Mukhija, a 125-year-old resident of Delhi, citing a "self name mismatch" in the voter rolls for the Sadar Bazar assembly constituency. The discrepancy pertains to variations in how the elderly voter's name appears in official records, prompting the poll body to seek verification and correction of his electoral registration details.
Mukhija is believed to be Delhi's oldest active voter on the electoral roll. At his advanced age, any administrative complication with voter registration raises questions about the accuracy of records maintained for elderly and long-registered citizens in the capital.
The notice serves as a reminder of the challenges election authorities face in maintaining accurate voter rolls across large metropolitan areas. Name mismatches can occur due to transliteration variations, clerical errors, or changes made over decades of record-keeping. The poll body typically issues such notices to allow voters an opportunity to correct their details before election cycles.
It remains unclear whether the discrepancy will affect Mukhija's voting eligibility or require him to appear in person before election officials to verify and update his registration information.