Overview

• Anurag Thakur alleged nearly 93,000 fictitious registrations in Wayanad and cited instances like a voter named Maimuna casting ballots at multiple booths and households listing members of different religions under one address.
• Local media and official inquiries confirmed that the three women named Maimuna are distinct individuals each registered in a separate booth, overturning claims of duplicate voting.
• Residents and the Wayanad district panchayat president explained that 'Chounderi' or 'Chounderikunnu' is a locality or ancestral house name shared by multiple families rather than a single residence.
• Congress leaders noted that Priyanka Gandhi’s recent bye-election victory in Wayanad by over four lakh votes further undermines the significance of the BJP’s allegations.
• The BJP’s broader assertions of voter-registration irregularities in constituencies such as Rae Bareli, Diamond Harbour and Kannauj remain unverified in the absence of an official election authority investigation.