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Lok Sabha polls: AAP says Gambhir has 2 voter IDs, files criminal complaint

AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi said it is a criminal matter and called for his 'immediate disqualification'

Gautam Gambhir

File photo: Gautam Gambhir joins BJP in the presence of Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad | Photo: ANI

Press Trust of India New Delhi

The AAP Friday claimed that the name of East Delhi BJP candidate Gautam Gambhir figures twice in electoral rolls and it has filed a criminal complaint against him in Tis Hazari Court over the issue.

AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi said it is a criminal matter and called for his "immediate disqualification".

"We have filed a criminal complaint in Tis Hazari Court against Gambhir," she said.

She alleged that the cricketer-turned-politician has two voter IDs of Rajendra Nagar and Karol Bagh, and he faces upto one year in prison for this offence.

No immediate reaction was available from Gambhir.

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First Published: Apr 26 2019 | 2:00 PM IST

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