Rahul Gandhi Renews ‘Vote Theft’ Allegations: EC Denies Wrongdoing
Rahul Gandhi’s Allegations of Voter Manipulation On September 12, 2025 , Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of shielding those involved in attempts to manipulate voter rolls in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Gandhi claimed that in December 2022 , attempts were made to delete the names of 6,018 voters in Karnataka’s Aland constituency . In 2024 , around 6,850 “fake voters” were allegedly added in Maharashtra’s Rajura constituency . He alleged that these manipulations targeted Congress strongholds, especially voters from Scheduled Castes, minorities, and tribal communities . At a press briefing, Gandhi stated that the Karnataka CID wrote 18 times to the ECI requesting data such as OTP trails and destination ports used in these alleged deletions. According to him, the Commission refused to share this data. EC’s Response: “Allegations Baseless” The Election Commission strongly rejected Gandhi’s charges, clarifying that: Vot...