October 13, 2025 07:46 PM IST
First published on: Oct 13, 2025 at 07:46 PM IST
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) has accused the ruling Congress government of allowing “thousands of fake voters” in the electoral rolls of the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, which goes to polls on November 11.
In a letter to the chief electoral officer of Telangana, KTR alleged that the Congress was resorting to “manipulation” to win the seat. “The Congress is using all means — persuasion, division, and coercion — to influence the outcome. Ministers from across the state have descended on Jubilee Hills to misuse official machinery and government resources,” he said.
According to KTR, the BRS has identified at least 20,000 duplicate and fake votes in the constituency. Despite the deletion of about 12,000 invalid votes, around 7,000 new fake votes were allegedly added. “In about 400 polling booths, nearly 50 fake votes have been registered per booth,” he claimed.
He said in many cases, a single person had two or three voter ID cards, and some names appeared multiple times with minor spelling changes. “In several houses, we found 150–200 votes registered at a single address. In one instance, a small house had over 100 votes,” KTR told reporters, sharing examples of the alleged fake rolls.
He further alleged that the Congress, in collusion with lower-level officials, deliberately added thousands of fake votes. “Around 15,000 votes were registered without valid addresses. In one case, the house owner said none of the 23 registered voters in his house actually live there,” KTR said. He accused the Congress of “voter theft”, likening it to “Rahul Gandhi’s national-level electoral theft reflected locally in Jubilee Hills.”
The BRS has urged the Election Commission to conduct a full-scale investigation into the irregularities, take action against officials involved, and transfer all compromised field officers to ensure a free and fair election.