The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday issued a notice to senior Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera over the possession of two EPIC voter ID cards, seeking clarification on his registration as a voter in two separate constituencies of Delhi.
The notice, issued by the New Delhi Electoral Officer, included details of the two voter ID cards and stated: “Notice to Shri Pawan Khera for getting himself registered in the Electoral Roll of more than one constituency.”
Notice to Shri Pawan Khera for getting himself registered in Electoral Roll of more than one constituency. pic.x.com/o6AZcXc138
— District Election Office, New Delhi District (@DEO_NDD) September 2, 2025
The notice came after it was revealed that Pawan Khera held two voter IDs from different constituencies — New Delhi and Jangpura Assembly seats.
Responding to the disclosure, Khera, who heads the Congress media and publicity department, said the development vindicated the party’s charge of ‘vote chori’ and underscored what he described as the Election Commission’s systemic failure in preparing electoral rolls.
Earlier in the day, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya released photographs of voter lists from the two Assembly constituencies, alleging that the Congress leader holds two active EPIC numbers.
Notably, Khera has himself been at the forefront of the Congress campaign against alleged voter fraud and irregularities in voter list revisions.
In a post on X, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya alleged that Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera holds two active EPIC numbers — one in Jangpura and another in New Delhi. He linked the controversy to the Congress’s ‘vote chori’ campaign, recalling past allegations against Sonia Gandhi’s voter registration. Malviya wrote that Khera, “who never misses a chance to flaunt his proximity to the Gandhis,” had been found with dual entries in the voter list.
Rahul Gandhi screamed “Vote Chori” from the rooftops. But just like he forgot to mention that his mother, Sonia Gandhi, enlisted herself in India’s voter list even before becoming an Indian citizen, it has now emerged that Pawan Khera, Congress spokesperson—who never misses a… pic.x.com/IkGFlUhuWk
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) September 2, 2025
Khera, however, refuted the charges, saying the issue reflects systemic lapses within the Election Commission. “Whether the question is raised by Anurag Thakur, Amit Malviya, or the Congress party, everything points to the Election Commission and the way it functions. That’s why the Congress is demanding transparency — from Varanasi’s machine-readable voter list to Maharashtra’s booth-wise CCTV footage. We’re not getting any of these. That’s why we call it vote theft,” he said.