Ludhiana, Sept. 29 -- Congress leader Ishwarjot Singh Cheema has alleged massive irregularities in the Ludhiana South electoral rolls, alleging that the voter lists have been "manipulated to benefit ruling parties". His claims follow Lok Sabha leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's recent charge in Parliament that the commission was enabling 'vote chori' (theft).

Cheema, who contested the 2022 assembly polls from Ludhiana South,said that at booth number 53, out of 839 registered voters the first 307 are shown under house number 0. Another 36 voters in the same booth also carry the zero house number-despite the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation issuing house and UID numbers for every residence, he said.

"Voter ages are listed in descending seq...