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Key Points

The Election Commission has firmly rejected Rahul Gandhi's allegations about systematic voter deletion. They stated that no member of the public can delete votes online as claimed. The ECI specifically addressed the 2023 Aland constituency incident where unsuccessful deletion attempts occurred. Despite these claims, Congress actually won the Aland seat in the same election being questioned.

Key Points: ECI Dismisses Rahul Gandhi Vote Chori Allegations as Baseless

  • ECI confirms no online voter deletion by public is possible
  • Poll body defends CEC Gyanesh Kumar against allegations
  • 2023 Aland constituency saw unsuccessful deletion attempts
  • Congress won Aland seat despite alleged voter manipulation attempts
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Vote chori allegations made by Rahul Gandhi incorrect, baseless: ECI

Election Commission rejects Rahul Gandhi's claims of online voter deletion, calling them incorrect and baseless while defending CEC Gyanesh Kumar's integrity.

"Allegations made by Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless - Election Commission of India"

New Delhi, September 18

The Election Commission of India on Thursday dismissed all allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding "vote chori", mentioning that no voter's name can be deleted by a member of the public through online.

"Allegations made by Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Rahul Gandhi. No deleting can take palce without giving an opportunity of being heard to the affected person," the ECI said in a statement.

The ECI also said that allegations made by Rahul Gandhi against CEC Gyanesh Kumar are baseless and incorrect.

Earlier in a press conference at the Congress headquarters, the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha had claimed that he has "10 per cent proof" that the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is "protecting vote chors (vote thieves)."

He said that a group of people is using a centralised method through software and impersonating real voters and deleting their names from the voter lists. However, the poll body has said that in 2023, certain "unsuccessful attempts" were made to delete certain votes, and a complaint was filed on the order of ECI itself.

"In 2023, certain unsuccessful attempts were made for deletion of electors in Aland Assembly Constituency and an FIR was filed by the authority of ECI itself to investigate the matter," the poll body said.

The ECI pointed out the Congress leader BR Patil won the assembly elections from Aland in 2023, while BJP's Subadh Guttedar won in 2018.

Earlier in the press conference, Rahul Gandhi alleged that there was ana attempt to delete more than 6 thousand voters names from the Aland constituency in Karnataka

"In Aland, Karnataka, 6018 votes, somebody tried to delete these votes. We don't know the total number of votes deleted in 2023 elections, but somebody got caught. It was caught, by most crimes, by a coincidence. What happened was that the Booth Level officer noticed that her uncle's vote has been deleted," he said.

The Opposition parties have been repeatedly claiming that the Election Commission of India, colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is deleting and adding fraudulent votes in the voter rolls in various elections. The Congress leader has claimed that fraud has taken place in the Maharashtra Assembly elections, and also in various assembly segments, including in Karnataka's Mahadevpura segment.

- ANI

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Priya S
If there were "unsuccessful attempts" as ECI admits, then there might be some truth to the concerns. Why not have a completely transparent investigation to clear all doubts?
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Michael C
Claiming "10% proof" is not how serious allegations should be made. Either provide complete evidence or don't make such serious charges against constitutional authorities.
Sneha F
The fact that ECI itself filed an FIR shows they are proactive about election integrity. We should appreciate that instead of making wild allegations without solid proof.
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Aditya G
Both sides need to be more responsible. Opposition should provide concrete evidence, and ECI should be more transparent about security measures. Democracy deserves better! 🇮🇳
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Nisha Z
As a voter from Karnataka, I checked my name online and it's there. Maybe instead of making allegations, parties should focus on voter awareness and registration drives.

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