Before we examine the above aspect, we may briefly examine Exts-1 and 2. Ext-1 is stated to be a certified copy of the voters list of 1966 in respect of Hojai Constituency. This exhibit contains names of three voters, namely, Muhib Ali, son of Jonab Ali, aged 55 years; Astura Bibi, wife of Muhib, aged 45 years; and Moin Uddin, son of Muhib, aged 28 years. They were shown as residents of Village-Borongatali under Murajhar Police Station in the then district of Nagaon. This position was maintained in Ext-2 i.e., voters list of 1970 with corresponding increase in age of the three voters. Interestingly, from the above two documents, it transpires that Moinuddin was the only son of Muhib Ali and Astura Bibi, because no other names appeared in these two exhibits; not even the name of Samsun, who, according to the petitioner, was his paternal aunt. If Samsun was indeed the paternal aunt of the petitioner, her name ought to have figured in either of the two documents. That apart, in none of the two documents, the wife of Moinuddin appeared. This is significant because, as per Ext-8 to which we will come later, petitioner was born on 01.01.1969. If that be so, his mother ought to have figured in the two voters list because, according to the petitioner, 3 years after his birth his parents had separated, following which he was brought up by his paternal aunt. But both paternal aunt and mother are conspicuous by their absence in Exts-1 and 2.
