'False Evidence': Rahul Gandhi Again Alleges Vote Theft, EC State Units Push Back

[Spartan]

The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Gandhi has made similar claims about Maharashtra and Haryana in recent months, especially after the Congress faced defeats in assembly polls held in these states last year. 

In the last couple of elections, most opposition parties have questioned the electoral rolls. Interestingly, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has started a special intensive revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar so that it is ready to deal with such claims in future.

In June, too, in his article ‘Match-fixing Maharashtra’, Gandhi had demanded that the Election Commission (EC) should release voter rolls in machine-readable formats like CSV or Excel, so that parties can have automated comparison, validation, and auditing of electoral rolls. The poll body issues scanned PDF voter lists that lack consistent formatting, making automation difficult.

For one small assembly segment, he said it took six months for the Congress to collect “concrete evidence of vote chori".

EC DEMANDS OATH

Following Gandhi’s “vote chori" allegations, several units of the EC asked him to provide details of irregularities in the voter list under oath, warning that providing “false evidence" is punishable under Section 227 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The chief electoral officers (CEO) of Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Haryana wrote to Gandhi highlighting that the Congress did not file any claim or appeal for the voter list published in these three states.

They reminded him, a Lok Sabha member since 2004, that poll results can only be questioned by way of election petition before the concerned high court.

“It is understood that during a press conference held today, you had mentioned about the inclusion of ineligible electors and exclusion of eligible electors in the electoral rolls… You are kindly requested to sign and return the enclosed declaration/oath under Rule 20(3)(b) of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, along with the name(s) of such elector(s) so that necessary proceedings can be initiated," the three identical letters read. 

I also understand that giving false evidence is punishable under Sections 227 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. I further declare that, although I am not/I am an elector of the said constituency, I have personal knowledge relevant to this case and am making this statement voluntarily," the letters read. 

The Uttar Pradesh CEO, meanwhile, fact-checked Gandhi’s allegations about two names registered in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, apart from other states. This name, Srivastava, was allegedly registered in four locations – Mumbai, Lucknow and two booths in Bengaluru. Another entity, Singh, had been claimed to be registered in two places in Bengaluru and in one booth in Varanasi.

In a statement in Hindi, the UP CEO said these two names were not registered in any part of Uttar Pradesh. In a series of posts on X, the EC also commented on various statements made by Gandhi.

“The statements made are misleading," it said.

[Spartan]

 

[Spartan]

Either his brain has been stolen, or a chip in his brain is missing. That is why he is making such statements often," news agency PTI quoted Fadnavis as saying. The Maharashtra CM was in Goa to attend an event .

While speaking to the reporters in New Delhi, Shinde offered a factual rebuttal, “Maharashtra has 1,00,186 polling booths. If 70 additional voters were added per booth, that would amount to around 7 million new voters — a perfectly plausible and transparent increase, especially after the launch of our Ladki Bahin Yojana, which galvanised women voters across the state."

Shinde pointed out that higher voter turnout is not evidence of rigging, but a reflection of the people’s enthusiasm to support the Mahayuti alliance, which they believe is delivering on development and welfare.

“It is disrespectful and irresponsible for Rahul Gandhi to allege fraud whenever his party loses. His remarks are not just an insult to the Election Commission, but also to millions of our beloved sisters, brothers, and hardworking farmers who participated in the democratic process with full faith."

[JANASENA]

he's a UK shitizen, why can't the govt throw him out of the parliament ?

[8pm]

22 minutes ago, JANASENA said:

he's a UK shitizen, why can't the govt throw him out of the parliament ?

agreed.. Non Indians (especially who renounced indian citizenship) should stay out of indian politics.

[JANASENA]

7 minutes ago, 8pm said:

agreed.. Non Indians (especially who renounced indian citizenship) should stay out of indian politics.

sitting in the parliament as an LOP is more dangerous 

[VictoryTDP]

Ee brainless pappu lk ki siggu ledhu inka enni rojulu adhe sodhi 

[Spartan]

Just now, VictoryTDP said:

Ee brainless pappu lk ki siggu ledhu inka enni rojulu adhe sodhi 

gelichenta varaku

[8pm]

23 minutes ago, JANASENA said:

sitting in the parliament as an LOP is more dangerous 

We indians will deal with it.

[Android_Halwa]

Discrepancies in voter list is obvious and anduke kada revisions pettedi…

Eedi bondha, edo khulasa ante pani idisesi mari motham video chusina, asalu  ikada fraud eda sachindo telustaledu…

Rahul gandhi raise chesina issues anni already existing issues and this list is only getting cleaner by each term and is an ongoing process…

[Raisins_72]

Oh my Pappu RaGa 😂 

 

100 ki 95 marks vachi edho okka mark tho university rank poyinatlu, veedu veedi feeling 😂😂😂 

[Spartan]

1 hour ago, Android_Halwa said:

Discrepancies in voter list is obvious and anduke kada revisions pettedi…

Eedi bondha, edo khulasa ante pani idisesi mari motham video chusina, asalu  ikada fraud eda sachindo telustaledu…

Rahul gandhi raise chesina issues anni already existing issues and this list is only getting cleaner by each term and is an ongoing process…

a cleaning chestunte Bihar lo... votes lepestunnaru ani munda edupulu edusutnnadu..tejaswi gadu

election boycott chestam anukutu

[BulletBaskar]

2 hours ago, Android_Halwa said:

Discrepancies in voter list is obvious and anduke kada revisions pettedi…

Eedi bondha, edo khulasa ante pani idisesi mari motham video chusina, asalu  ikada fraud eda sachindo telustaledu…

Rahul gandhi raise chesina issues anni already existing issues and this list is only getting cleaner by each term and is an ongoing process…

nuvu kanisam try chesav

nen asal dekha ne ledu

love da gola

[futureofandhra]

Calling ycp fans 

[Android_Halwa]

2 hours ago, futureofandhra said:

Calling ycp fans 

4am voting counts uh bedaru ?