SP MLA courts controversy; registered in two voter lists in UP and Uttarakhand

Lucknow: Prem Prakash Singh , the Samajwadi Party MLA from Barhaj constituency in Deoria district could be courting trouble with the Election commission for having his name registered in two electoral rolls in UP and Uttarakhand.
One week after Uttarakhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Radha Raturi sent a report to UP CEO Umesh Sinha stating that Singh is a voter in Sitarganj Assembly constituency there, Deoria District Magistrate Kumar Ravikant Singh also confirmed to Sinha that Singh was registered as voter in Barhaj constituency in UP.
Officials said Singh might face action, as under Sections 17 and 18 of the Public Representatives Act, 1950, no one can be registered as a voter at more than one place.
After receiving confirmations of the irregularities, Sinha has referred the matter - with reports of Deoria DM and Uttarkhand CEO - to the Election Commission of India for a final decision and recommendation for action in this regard.
The matter of Singh's being a registered voter in two places came into light when he allegedly cast his vote in Sitarganj Assembly bypoll in Uttarakhand on July 8. Taking cognizance of media reports published there in this regard, Uttarkhand CEO Raturi inquired the matter and sent a report to UP CEO, stating that Singh was registered as a voter at Dak Bangla-Basgar polling station in the Sitarganj Assembly constituency.
Sinha then sought a detailed report from Deoria DM about the status of MLA's name in the electoral roll. Following a confirmation from DM Kumar Ravikant Singh that Singh was enrolled in the electoral roll in Barhaj Assembly constituency, Sinha then referred the matter to the Election Commission.
Prem Prakash Singh, however, denied having cast vote in Sitarganj.