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Kharge Accuses Election Commission of Withholding Data Sought in Karnataka Voter-Fraud Probe

Party leaders say the Karnataka CID’s Aland case cannot move forward without session-level logs they contend the poll body has not shared.

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Uttar Pradesh Congress rally underway in Sitapur on September 7. (Sourced)
Cover page of the newsletter, shared by Congress, on the party's allegations of 'vote theft' against ECI and BJP | x.com/incindia
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Overview

  • Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged the Election Commission is stonewalling crucial information and effectively shielding those behind what he called 'vote chori' in the Aland constituency.
  • Investigators have asked the ECI for destination IPs and destination ports to trace forged online Form 7 submissions, and state officials say only partial documents were shared earlier.
  • Ground verification ahead of the 2023 assembly polls found 5,994 of 6,018 Form 7 deletion applications to be forged, the applications were rejected and an FIR was registered.
  • Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanded accountability from the ECI, questioning the withholding of technical data and raising concerns over weak OTP verification in the commission’s apps.
  • Congress MLA B. R. Patil said he is considering a Supreme Court petition to compel data disclosure, as the party folds the Aland episode into a wider campaign on alleged electoral manipulation; the ECI has offered no immediate response.