A woman found with two voter IDs in Dombivli under suspicion of bogus registration

In Dombivli suburb near Mumbai, officials found a woman registered twice under same name and address but different photos on voter IDs. The case raises concern over electoral roll accuracy.

DOMBIVLI, 07 November 2025 – According to election officers, both entries list identical personal details and the same home address, but the photographs differ. The woman told authorities she had no knowledge of the second registration and only learned about it when verification teams visited her home. She said the duplicate entry caused confusion during identification and affected her ability to vote during a recent verification exercise.

Officials flagged the case as potentially fraudulent and have launched an investigation into how the second card was generated. Early checks show no request, form submission or biometric verification from the woman for the later registration. The election department is now checking whether someone attempted to misuse her identity or whether an administrative error created a parallel entry.

Teams are comparing photographs, signatures and backend application logs, and are also questioning booth-level volunteers to determine whether the second entry was activated or used. Authorities say the issue highlights how even a single mismatch in the electoral roll can undermine trust, especially in areas with dense populations and shifting boundaries like the Dombivli–Kalyan belt.

If the inquiry confirms manipulation or intentional duplication, action will be taken under the Representation of the People Act. Officials also hinted that a wider audit of voter rolls in the region may follow to ensure no similar cases have slipped through routine checks. For now, the woman’s voting status has been kept on hold until both entries are reconciled and the duplicate is formally removed.

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