Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 11:59am on 17 Aug 2025,Sunday Politics
The Election Commission of India held a press conference to address allegations of "vote theft" and "voter manipulation" raised by opposition parties, particularly in relation to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar asserted that the claims were baseless, stating that it's impossible to steal votes in a system involving millions of officials and agents. The CEC emphasized that the electoral roll revision is a transparent process with multiple tiers of verification and that political parties have ample opportunity to raise objections during the designated period. He also stated that anyone with concerns should provide an affidavit with evidence, a request that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had previously declined. The ECI also released a district-wise list of the 6.5 million voters whose names were deleted from the draft electoral rolls, complying with a Supreme Court directive to ensure transparency. (PC: Tribune)
