New Delhi: Cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir’s election debut can face legal trouble as his political opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has filed a criminal complaint against him for allegedly having two voter cards in two separate neighbourhoods.

AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi Marlena who is contesting against Gautam Gambhir in the Lok Sabha election has called for his "immediate disqualification" and have filed a criminal case complaint against Gambhir in Tis Hazari court.

Atishi claimed that Gautam Gambhir possesses two voter IDs in two separate constituencies of Delhi, Karol Bagh, and Rajinder Nagar and he can face up to one year in prison for the offence.

“I have filed a criminal complaint against the BJP candidate from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir over his possession of two voter IDs in two separate constituencies of Delhi, Karol Bagh and Rajinder Nagar,” she tweeted.

"Under Section 17, read with Section 31, false declaration in the matter of electoral rolls is punishable with jail time of up to one year," Atishi said in a series of tweets, with the hashtag #GambhirApradh.
 

Gautam Gambhir is a registered voter in Delhi's Karol Bagh as well as Rajinder Nagar, both of which fall under the Central Delhi parliamentary seat.

Joining her in demanding disqualification, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal said, “Voters should not waste their vote on someone who will get disqualified soon.”

The former India opening batsman is yet to react to the allegations, who is busy doing roadshow in east Delhi’s Mayur Vihar area.  He joined the BJP last month and was named the BJP candidate from East Delhi earlier this week. Gautam Gambhir is richest among Delhi candidates with assets worth Rs 147 crore He replaced Maheish Girri as the BJP candidate from East Delhi, lining up a clash with Arvinder Singh Lovely of the Congress and Atishi.