Prakash Joshy Claims State Officials Directed to Keep Invalid Voters on Rolls

The minister further asserted that he had received information suggesting verbal orders from senior state officials to retain names of deceased, shifted, illegal or fraudulent voters on the electoral roll. If the claim is true, it would undermine the entire SIR exercise and dilute the Election Commission’s objective of a clean, transparent voter list. Joshy warned that allowing such irregularities could set a dangerous precedent for future polls across the country.