In Goa, Congress finds most ‘secular’ mannequin of voter fraud; additionally most space-saving

Investigation by native information channel Herald TV, performed with Congress’ Santa Cruz block president John Nazareth and joint secretary Edwin Vaz, has additional uncovered 26 non-Goan names on the voter record at Home No. 404/7, owned by Shalan Hatange.

Of those, 15 reportedly voted within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

As a part of the ‘Vote Chori’ (vote theft) marketing campaign, the Congress workforce visited Bamonbhat in Santa Cruz, gathering video proof to again their claims.

Maybe essentially the most hanging case emerged in Half 23, Bamonbhat, the place a 32-square-metre home (paying simply Rs 30 in annual home tax) is formally the tackle of 28 registered voters with seven completely different surnames.

The real residents stated they have been unaware of those phantom entries till Congress employees uncovered the anomaly. Not less than 15 of the faux voters are believed to have solid their poll within the 2022 Meeting polls.

Native Congress leaders say these discoveries reveal critical flaws in voter registration procedures, significantly in constituencies with excessive migrant populations, the place duplicate or fictitious entries are simpler to slide by. They allege that solid paperwork and fabricated addresses are getting used to swell voter rolls, tilting electoral outcomes.