Congress accuses EC of tampering with voter turnout data in Maharashtra
The increase in voter turnout after polling hours is not unusual and follows standard procedures, said the polling body in response.
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Accusing the Election Commission of tampering with voter data in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, Congress leader Nana Patole on Thursday asked how voter turnout increased by 7.83 percentage points after the official polling time had ended, reported The Hindu.
On November 20, the day of polling in Maharashtra, a voter turnout of 58.22% was reported by 5 pm, according to Election Commission data. By 11.30 pm on the same day, the turnout went up to 65.02% and reached 66.05% by November 21.
“The Election Commission must explain how such an increase was possible,” said Patole, the Congress’ Maharashtra unit chief. “Where are the long queues that would justify this spike in numbers? The sommission should release video footage and photographs from polling stations to ensure transparency.”
The polling body not holding a post-election press conference raises further doubts about its impartiality and transparency, said the Congress leader.
The Mahayuti alliance, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena group led by Eknath Shinde and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Ajit Pawar, won 230 out of 288 seats in the state’s Assembly, according to the results declared on November 23. The BJP emerged as the single-largest party with 132 seats. The Shinde Sena won in 57 seats and Ajit...
