The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a showcause notice to poll strategist and Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor, after finding evidence that his name appears on the electoral rolls of both Bihar and West Bengal.

According to the notice from the Returning Officer of Kargahar Assembly Constituency in Sasaram, Rohtas district (Bihar), Kishor is registered as a voter in Part 367 (Middle School, Konar, North Section) under polling booth number 621, with EPIC number 1013123718.

However, his name is also said to be listed in the Bhabanipur Assembly Constituency in West Bengal, where the polling station is located at St. Helen School, B. Ranishankari Lane.

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Citing Section 17 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, the notice points

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