Election Commission Asks CBDT to Verify Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Poll Affidavit Details after Opposition's Complaints

Days after there were allegations and complaints that union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who will be contesting against Congress’s Shashi Tharoor for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat, has misrepresented information regarding his income and assets in his poll affidavit, the Election Commission of India has asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes to verify any mismatch, sources said.

The ECI had received complaints from the Congress about inconsistencies in the actual and declared assets in Chandrasekhar’s affidavit.

“As per procedure, the ECI today directed CBDT to check the affidavit and verify the mismatch, if any. According to rule any mismatch and falsification of an affidavit is dealt with under Section 125 A of the RP Act 1951,” sources said.