New Delhi, Sep 27, 2025

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday strongly refuted allegations made by the Congress party regarding alleged irregularities in the Uttarakhand Panchayat elections, terming the claims “incorrect and misleading.”

The controversy erupted after the official Congress handle on X shared a video alleging that the ECI had failed to act against nominations whose names appeared in more than one electoral roll.

The post further claimed that despite directions from the Uttarakhand High Court, the ECI refused to delete such duplicate entries, leading to the Supreme Court imposing a fine of Rs 2 lakh on the poll panel. The Congress described this as “vote theft” and accused the BJP and ECI of colluding to subvert democracy.

Responding sharply, the Election Com

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