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43-Year-Old Man’s Voter ID Card Lists His Age as 123

Officials Mentioned 123 Years In Voter ID Card To 43-Year-Old Man

October 21, 2023

Hanamkonda, Telangana, India

A 43-year-old man in Telangana, India, was shocked to find that his voter ID card listed his age as 123 years old. The man, identified as Shiva Kumar, said that he had been voting in elections for over two decades, but had never noticed the mistake before.

Kumar discovered the error when he went to update his voter ID card. He said that he was initially amused by the mistake, but then became concerned about the potential consequences.

I was worried that I might not be able to vote in the next election if the mistake was not corrected,” Kumar said.

Kumar went to the election office to get the mistake corrected, but officials there were initially reluctant to believe him. They only agreed to correct the mistake after Kumar showed them his birth certificate and other documents proving his age.

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An official at the election office said that the mistake was likely caused by a typographical error. The official apologized to Kumar for the inconvenience and said that steps would be taken to prevent similar mistakes from happening in the future.

Kumar’s case is not the first time that a voter ID card has contained an error. In 2022, a man in Uttar Pradesh, India, received a voter ID card that listed his age as 180 years old. And in 2021, a woman in Kerala, India, received a voter ID card that listed her name as “God.

While these errors are relatively rare, they can cause significant inconvenience and frustration for voters. It is important for election officials to take steps to ensure that voter ID cards are accurate and up-to-date.

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Election officials in Telangana monitor TV networks for violations

Telangana: Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) officials in GHMC headquarters are keeping a close watch on all the election-related content on television networks.

The team works in two shifts round-the-clock, supervised by three Assistant Engineers. They look out for MCC violations regarding paid news and advertisements, along with any other stories that may be violating the poll code. All the channels are also recorded and up to one TB data is stored.

Meanwhile, other teams record the data of the 90 flying squads deployed across the city. As squads go about their checks and seizures, record and accumulate the data, and send it to the Commissioner for review.

Another five-member team is also deployed to monitor the complaints posted on the Election Commission of India‘s (ECI) cVIGIL app. This app allows citizens, officers, and even flying squads to register complaints.

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