New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Amid widespread claims of stark difference between actual votes and total number of eligible voters in the recently-concluded Bihar Assembly elections, the Election Commission on Friday brushed off the ‘mismatch’ theory and cited a set of polling data including the postal ballots to expose the false claims and inferences.

The viral claims, circulating on social media, stated that the number of votes cast in Assembly elections exceeded the total number of registered voters, thus suggesting irregularities and rigging in the polling process.

It claimed that the EC showed a total of 7.42 crore voters in its final list, released on September 30 after the SIR exercise, however, the poll panel in its statement after the two-phased elections, concluded on November 14

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