Congress leader Pawan Khera is facing scrutiny after the Election Commission (EC) issued him a notice regarding his alleged possession of two voter IDs in Delhi. The notice, triggered by accusations from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleges that Khera is registered as a voter in both the New Delhi and Jangpura Assembly constituencies.

The EC's notice, which was shared by the District Election Officer of New Delhi on X, directs Khera to explain why action shouldn't be taken against him under the Representation of the People Act, 1950, which penalizes being registered in the electoral roll of more than one constituency. Khera has been asked to respond by 11 AM on September 8.

The BJP has seized upon the issue, with the party's IT cell chief, Amit Malviya, accusing Khera of being a "vote chor" (vote thief). Malviya shared alleged voter details of Khera on social media platform X, citing two EPIC numbers: XHC1992338 for Jangpura and SJE0755967 for New Delhi. BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that Khera, a "close associate" of Rahul Gandhi, had two voter IDs. The BJP also alleged that Rahul Gandhi was running a campaign against voter roll revision in Bihar to "protect and hide" his party's theft of votes.

Khera has responded by claiming that he applied to have his name removed from the New Delhi electoral roll in 2016-2017 after shifting from the constituency. He has placed the blame on the EC for the discrepancy, arguing that his older registration should have been deactivated. Khera has also demanded that the EC seek an affidavit from the BJP regarding their allegations.

The Congress party submitted 89 lakh complaints to the EC during Summary Intensive Revision (SIR), but all were rejected.