India, Sept. 2 -- The Election Commission has issued a notice to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged that he was enrolled as a voter in two assembly constituencies in Delhi.

According to the District Election Office (DEO) of New Delhi, Khera's name appears in the electoral rolls of both the Jangpura and New Delhi assembly segments. The notice has been issued under Section 17 and Section 18 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which prohibit a person from being registered in more than one constituency or more than once in the same constituency.

Khera has been directed to submit an explanation, along with supporting documents, by 11 am on September 8.

The notice said, "as you may be ...