Lucknow, Aug. 14 -- Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa on Wednesday said the UP Congress Committee's (UPCC's) complaint of irregularities in the voter list of Varanasi pertains to the voter list for the local bodies election, and not of the Lok Sabha or the legislative assembly, as alleged by the Congress. In a post on X on Tuesday, the UPCC had posted a voter list of Varanasi, describing it as another miracle of the Election Commission (EC) in Varanasi. According to this purported voter list, a single person 'Rajkamal Das' has a record of 50 sons with the youngest Raghavendra aged 28 years and the eldest Banwari Das aged 72 years. "Will the Election Commission dismiss this discrepancy as just an error, or will it admit that fraud is happening openly?" the Congress asked. Alleging large-scale irregularities in the Varanasi voter list, UPCC president Ajay Rai claimed the BJP manipulated the 2024 Lok Sabha election to win in Varanasi. Rai, the Congress candidate, had lost to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On Wednesday , Congress and SP workers held a unique celebration crowning Rai as the real MP from Varanasi. Reacting to Rai's allegation, the UP CEO, in a post on X, said, "According to provisions of Article 324 of the Constitution, the Election Commission of India prepares the electoral rolls for the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies, while under Article 243 for Panchayats and Article 243K for Municipal Bodies, the State Election Commission prepares the electoral rolls." "The voter list displayed by Congress leader is labelled as the Municipal Corporation Electoral Roll, which clearly indicates that this voter list pertains to the municipal corporation and not to the Lok Sabha or the legislative assembly," the CEO added. In a separate post on X, the CEO directed the Samajwadi Party to lodge a complaint with the SEC rather than ECI regarding alleged irregularities in the vote count for the Naimisharanya Nagar Palika by-election. Earlier in the day, the SP, in a post on X, urged ECI to take cognizance of irregularities and ensure a fair vote count....