‘Misleading’: Election Commission rejects claims of vote-count discrepancies in 2024 polls | India News


'Misleading': Election Commission rejects claims of vote-count discrepancies in 2024 polls
The poll body shared constituency-wise details to clarify the figures.

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected social media claims of discrepancies between the number of votes polled and votes counted in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and state assembly polls describing the allegations as “misleading.“In a post on X, the poll body shared screenshots of claims concerning constituencies in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, along with constituency-wise data to clarify the figures.“This is with reference to a social media post claiming inconsistencies in the number of votes polled and votes counted in the General Elections to the Lok Sabha, 2024 and General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of States held in 2024,” the ECI said in a statement.The Commission said it publishes details of electors, votes polled through electronic voting machines (EVMs), postal ballots and total votes cast in its statistical reports and index cards. These records are available on its website.It also questioned the reference to “internal records” in the claims, saying the post had named certain constituencies and alleged that the ECI had counted zero votes there, but had not specified which records it was relying on.The Commission said Form 17C is the sole statutory account of votes cast at a polling station. It is prepared by the presiding officer at the close of polling.Copies of Part-I of Form 17C are given to polling agents appointed by candidates who are present at the polling station when voting concludes, the ECI said.

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