PRAYAGRAJ, Jan. 14 -- District election offices across the Prayagraj division have been directed to verify more than 36.63 lakh suspected duplicate names in the panchayat electoral rolls. The exercise follows directions from the State Election Commission (SEC) after entries were found appearing in multiple locations during the ongoing voter list revision ahead of the three-tier panchayat elections.

Officials said lists shared with district authorities show that 36,63,279 voters in the division may have their names appearing in more than one area. The verification exercise is aimed at ensuring that the electoral rolls include only eligible and genuine voters.

Prayagraj district has the highest number of suspected duplicates at 14,14,036,...