▁as ▁Dub ious ▁vot er ▁or ▁Dou bt ful ▁vot er ▁is ▁a ▁category ▁of ▁vot ers ▁in ▁Ass am ▁who ▁are ▁dis enf ranch ised ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁the ▁account ▁of ▁their ▁alleg ed ▁lack ▁of ▁proper ▁citizens hip ▁credentials . ▁The ▁D ▁vot ers ▁are ▁determined ▁by ▁special ▁trib un als ▁under ▁the ▁Foreign ers ▁Act , ▁and ▁the ▁person ▁declared ▁as ▁D ▁vot er ▁is ▁not ▁given ▁the ▁elect or ' s ▁photo ▁identity ▁card . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁G au h ati ▁High ▁Court ▁ordered ▁the ▁D ▁vot ers ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁Foreign ers ▁Trib un als ▁set ▁up ▁under ▁Foreign ers ▁Trib unal ▁Order ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁be ▁kept ▁in ▁det ention ▁cam ps . ▁The ▁Beng ali ▁H ind us ▁who ▁migr ated ▁from ▁East ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁Bang l adesh ▁before ▁and ▁after ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁Beng ali ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Ass am ▁affected ▁by ▁this ▁categor ization . ▁According ▁to ▁Sud ip ▁Sar ma , ▁the ▁public ity ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Ass am ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Nik h il ▁B har at ▁Bang ali ▁U db ast u ▁Sam an way ▁Sam iti , ▁there ▁are ▁ 6 ▁la kh ▁Beng ali ▁H indu ▁D ▁vot ers ▁in ▁the ▁state . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁E lection ▁Commission ▁of ▁India , ▁issued ▁a ▁circular ▁to ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Ass am ▁direct ing