ECI rejects Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of vote deletions

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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, September 18, rejected Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of mass voter deletions in Karnataka’s Aland Assembly constituency as ‘baseless and incorrect’. It also questioned Rahul Gandhi and Congress’ understanding of the electoral process, and said that the latter’s claims of vote deletion by any ‘online tool’ were a mere misconception.

Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi, in a special press conference, alleged mass vote deletions, particularly in Congress strongholds, through fake logins and using phone numbers from outside the state. Alleging a ‘systematised and organised’ style of voter deletions, he said that 6,018 votes were deleted in Karnataka’s Aland constituency.

The ECI, in a quick