Klang MP Charles Santiago has filed for a judicial review to compel the Election Commission (EC) to answer queries on why thousands of voters in his constituency were “missing”.

According to court papers filed at the Shah Alam High Court today, Santiago claimed that 3,457 voters are untraceable on the electoral roll, while another 2,195 have been moved to other constituencies.

“This occurred over a period of almost five years,” he said when contacted.

NONE Santiago ( left ) is also seeking an explanation on the existence of 61 voters registered with the same address in Pandamaran.

He said that of the 61 voters, 47 were Malay, 13 were Indian and one was Chinese.

He said that the 61 voters did not appear in the supplementary electoral roll gazetted during the third quarter last year, but appeared in the subsequent quarter.

Despite queries on these matters being sent to the EC on Dec 21 and 24 last year, Santiago has yet to receive an explanation.

However, he did receive a telephone call from an EC officer who said that they are unable to process his request because a technician, who was said to be in charge of the EC database, was attending the royal commission of inquiry hearing in Sabah.

“We only have two months left before the general election and it is unfair if these people are unable to vote,” said Santiago.