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The poll body’s notice came hours after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav leveled allegations against Sinha of holding two different voter IDs.
Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha. (File)
The Patna District Administration on Sunday issued a notice to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha over allegations of holding two different EPICs (Electors Photo Identity Card).
“It has been found that your name is mentioned in the draft electoral list published during Special Intensive Revision, 2025 at polling station no. 405, voter list serial no. 757 EPIC No. – AFS0853341 of 182 Bankipur Assembly Constituency and in 168 Lakhisarai Assembly Constituency, Lakhisarai, EPIC No. – IAF3939337,” the notice issued by Bankipur’s Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) stated.
The BJP leader has been asked to submit his response by 5 pm on Sunday, 14 August.
Tejashwi Yadav’s Allegations
The poll body’s notice came hours after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav leveled allegations against Sinha of holding two different voter IDs.
He posted details of the alleged entries on X, including two different EPIC numbers — IAF3939337 for Lakhisarai and AFS0853341 for Bankipur.
है मोदी जी के खासमखास बिहार के उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री विजय सिन्हा👉 ये दो अलग-अलग जिलों की दो अलग-अलग विधानसभा क्षेत्रों के दो अलग-अलग जगह के मतदाता हैं। लखीसराय जिले के लखीसराय विधानसभा क्षेत्र से और पटना जिले की बांकीपुर, विधानसभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र से।
👉 इनके पास दो दो अलग-अलग… pic.twitter.com/E38JXb9nzO
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) August 10, 2025
The former Deputy CM also pointed to discrepancies in the age recorded in the two voter IDs.
“His age is also different in both places — 57 years in one, 60 years in the other. Is this not outright fraud and an age-related falsification? He has submitted two separate enumeration forms in the two different constituencies. Both forms bear his signatures, indicating that he knowingly got himself registered in two separate places,” he said.
Alleging an “age scam” and “voter list scam”, Yadav asked why the ECI was silent, and when action would be taken against the BJP leader. He also demanded that an FIR be filed against the Deputy CM.
Vijay Sinha’s Response
Sinha categorically rejected Yadav’s allegation that he holds two voter IDs in different constituencies, calling it a deliberate attempt to mislead people.
Sinha said his family earlier had voter IDs from Bankipur, where they used to live, but in April 2024, he applied to have his name added to the Lakhisarai constituency and removed from the Bankipur list.
“It did not happen. Then I called the BLO, filled the form, took receipt,” he said, adding that despite the clerical lapse, he only casts his vote from Lakhisarai.
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben…Read More
Shobhit Gupta is a sub-editor at News18.com and covers India and International news. He is interested in day to day political affairs in India and geopolitics. He earned his BA Journalism (Hons) degree from Ben… Read More
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