Double voter ID row: EC notice to Congress leader Pawan Khera's wife; told to reply by Sept 10

Poll authorities in Delhi have issued a notice to Congress leader Pawan Khera ’s wife, Kota Neelima , for allegedly being enrolled in two different constituencies.

The notice, shared by the electoral registration officer (ERO) of New Delhi assembly constituency on X, stated that Neelima was registered as a voter both in New Delhi and in Khairtabad, Telangana.

“It has been brought to my notice that you have got your name registered in the electoral roll of more than one constituency", the notice read.

श्री पवन खेड़ा एवं श्रीमती कोटा नीलिमा को अपना नाम मतदाता सूची में एक से अधिक स्थान पर दर्ज कराने के मामले में ERO द्वारा जारी किया गया नोटिस Form7/Rule20(3)(b)of RER1960 के अंतर्गत प्राप्त हलफ़नामे के आधार पर दिया गया है। श्रीमती कोटा नीलिमा को दिया गया नोटिस छवि में दर्शाया है pic.twitter.com/gz2pKJaczW

— ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER AC 40 NEW DELHI (@ERO_ND40) September 4, 2025

The notice directed Neelima to submit her response by 11 am on September 10.

The development came two days after Khera himself was served a notice by the New Delhi electoral registration officer for being enrolled in both New Delhi and Jangpura constituencies under separate EPIC numbers.

District Election Office, New Delhi District, sends a notice to Congress leader Pawan Khera for getting himself registered in the Electoral Roll of more than one constituency: DEO, New Delhi pic.twitter.com/uGGyodJB08

— ANI (@ANI) September 2, 2025

Responding to the notice against him, Khera hit out at the Election Commission, accusing it of functioning “to support the ruling regime.” He questioned why no action had been taken over allegations of one lakh fake voters in Karnataka’s Mahadevapura constituency despite complaints from the opposition.

The @DEO_NDD has issued me a notice.
Yet another confirmation of how the @ECISVEEP functions to support the ruling regime. While our complaints of Vote Chori are disregarded, the EC rushes to act against opposition members.
Why did the @ECISVEEP not issue a single notice to the…

— Pawan Khera 🇮🇳 (@Pawankhera) September 2, 2025

The BJP had alleged Pawan Khera's wife Neelima also holds two active voter ID cards, accusing the Congress leadership of overlooking “criminality within its own ranks.”