A woman's name was found six times in the electoral roll of Maharashtra's Palghar district, prompting poll officials to remove the duplicate entries following due process.

The woman, Sushma Sanjay Gupta, resides in the Nallasopara area and her name was found half a dozen times in the roll during verification process.

The Palghar District Election Officer, in an official release issued on Saturday, clarified on Gupta's name appearing in the voter list of 132 Nallasopara assembly constituency at multiple locations.

The verification of the voter list revealed the entries were made due to repeated applications filed after the first one was not confirmed as completed. A reply regarding this was given on October 22, said the release.

Gupta had applied for voter registration online using Form

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