Congress Investigation Exposes Widespread Vote Manipulation in Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency

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A Congress party investigation has uncovered systemic vote manipulation in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency in Karnataka's Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat, where the BJP won by a margin of 32,707 votes. The investigation found that 1,00,250 votes were stolen, with five methods used to achieve this: duplicate voters, fake/invalid addresses, multiple voters at the same address, invalid photos, and misuse of Form-6 meant for first-time young voters. The findings suggest a larger game of poll malpractices that may have impacted the 2024 Lok Sabha results, with the Election Commission accused of colluding with the BJP.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Congress investigation found 1,00,250 votes were stolen in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency, with 5 methods used to achieve this.
  • The 5 methods used to steal votes were: duplicate voters, fake/invalid addresses, multiple voters at the same address, invalid photos, and misuse of Form-6 meant for first-time young voters.
  • In Mahadevapura, 114,046 fake voters were found, including 11,965 duplicate voters, and 40,009 fake and invalid addresses detected.
  • 10,452 bulk voters at dubious addresses were found, with an example of 80 people listed at a one-bedroom unit and 68 voters listed under a brewery.
  • Meant for first-time voters, Form-6 was misused, with several people from the 95-98 age group figuring in the list.
  • The investigation suggests a larger game of poll malpractices, with the Election Commission accused of colluding with the BJP to influence the outcome of elections.

Statistics:

  • 1,00,250 votes were stolen in the Mahadevapura Assembly constituency.
  • 114,046 fake votes were found in Mahadevapura, including 11,965 duplicate voters.
  • 40,009 fake and invalid addresses were detected in Mahadevapura.
  • 10,452 bulk voters at dubious addresses were found in Mahadevapura.
  • More voters were added in 5 months than in 5 years, with one crore new entrants voting.
  • There was a huge jump in turnout after 5 pm.

Sources:

  • Indian National Press (Bombay) Pvt. Ltd. ("Congress Investigation Exposes Widespread Vote Manipulation in Mahadevapura Assembly Constituency")
  • Rahul Gandhi's Press Conference on 2024-02-15