3,000 names deleted from voter list of Ward No. 5

SILCHAR, July 10: About 3,000 names of voters have been deleted from the voter list in Ward No. 5 released here for the ensuing civic polls in Silchar yesterday.Sources said, the news was circulated among the public here and it is anticipated that this may lead to the outbreak of voter’s rage in the area.In the recently held parliamentary elections, the BJP and Congress obtained 4,589 and 1,693 votes respectively. Thus, BJP went ahead by a margin of 2,896 votes in the ward. Under such circumstances, elimination of 3,000 voters from the current list of the ward has caused wide spread suspicion and doubt in the minds of the public. (Source - sentinel)