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Congress Alleges Election Commission of India "Stealing" Votes for Ruling BJP

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Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has reiterated claims of the Election Commission of India "stealing" votes for the ruling BJP. This comes as the poll panel published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar, which follows a month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Gandhi asserts that the Congress has gathered 100% proof of this vote theft, which he claims occurred during the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the Lok Sabha elections, and later in Maharashtra. The party had conducted a six-month-long investigation, which Gandhi describes as an "atom bomb" of evidence that would expose the Election Commission's wrongdoing once revealed.

Key Takeaways:

  • Rahul Gandhi alleges that the Election Commission of India is "stealing" votes for the ruling BJP, based on a six-month-long investigation conducted by the Congress party.
  • The investigation found evidence of vote theft during the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, the Lok Sabha elections, and later in Maharashtra.
  • Gandhi claims that the Congress has 100% proof of this vote theft, which would be exposed once the evidence is released.
  • The Election Commission published the draft electoral rolls for Bihar following a month-long Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which the opposition parties have sharply criticized as a tool for voter suppression.
  • 7.23 crore voters submitted their enumeration forms during the process, while 35 lakh were found to have "permanently migrated or gone untraceable", 22 lakh were reported deceased, and 7 lakh appeared in more than one electoral roll.
  • Enumeration forms were not submitted by another 1.2 lakh individuals.
  • The draft rolls are now available for public scrutiny on the EC website and will be open to claims and objections until September 1.

Statistics:

  • 7.23 crores: number of voters who submitted their enumeration forms during the process (Source: Election Commission of India)
  • 35 lakhs: number of voters found to have "permanently migrated or gone untraceable" (Source: Election Commission of India)
  • 22 lakhs: number of voters reported deceased (Source: Election Commission of India)
  • 7 lakhs: number of voters who appeared in more than one electoral roll (Source: Election Commission of India)
  • 1.2 lakhs: number of individuals who did not submit enumeration forms (Source: Election Commission of India)
  • September 1: date by which voters can contest wrongful deletions or inaccuracies in the draft electoral rolls (Source: Election Commission of India)

Sources:

  • "EC publishing Bihar draft rolls after criticism over voter revision process" - ABP News (Copyright 2025 ABP Private Limited, distributed by Contify.com)

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