US EditionINDIA Bloc MPs to March to Election Commission; Congress Launches Online Campaign to Seek Support over Alleged Poll Fraud
INDIA, AUG 10 – The Congress party accuses the BJP and Election Commission of collusion involving over 100,000 fake voters in one Karnataka seat, urging transparency via digital voter rolls.
- On August 10, 2025, Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party launched a web portal and missed call number to report alleged 'vote chori' and demand EC accountability.
- Drawing on 2024 Lok Sabha data, Gandhi alleged theft of 10,452 votes in the Mahadevapura assembly segment through five manipulation types.
- Breakdown of votes reveals 11,965 duplicate voters, 40,009 with fake addresses, and 33,692 misusing Form 6 in Mahadevapura assembly segment.
- Responding to Gandhi's claims, the Election Commission of India demanded he sign a declaration backing his 'vote chori' accusations or apologise for 'fake' charges, officials reiterated.
- On Monday, Opposition MPs will march from Parliament to the Election Commission office, and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge will host a dinner to strategize on the alleged poll fraud.
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Congress rolls out Vote Chori portal to demand transparency in voter rolls
New Delhi: Upping the ante over Rahul Gandhi’s poll rigging claims, the Congress has launched a web portal for people to register and demand accountability from the poll panel against what it called “vote chori”, and express support for the demand for digital voter rolls. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said “vote theft” is an attack on the basic democratic principle of ‘one person, one vote’, and asserted that a clean voters’ list is essential …
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has started a campaign against 'vote theft' and has demanded that the digital voter list be made public. He has sought support from the people by releasing a website and a missed call number. People are also supporting him by sharing their certificates of support in the comment box of his post.
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