'Baseless...,' Election Commission reacts to Rahul Gandhi's 'vote theft' allegations

Election Commission on Rahul Gandhi's vote theft allegations: After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's vote theft' allegations, the Election Commission of India has reacted and dismissed it. The Election Commission called Rahul's allegations as 'incorrect and baseless'. It also gave a five-point response to Rahul Gandhi's claims. 

Election Commission's Response

• The allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless.
• It stated that no deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Rahul Gandhi.
• It also stated that no deletion can take place without giving an opportunity of being heard to the affected person.
• It said that in 2023, certain unsuccessful attempts were made for deletion of electors in Aland Assembly Constituency and an FIR was also filed by the authority of ECI itself to investigate the matter.
• The records states that Aland Assembly Constituency was won by Subhadh Guttedar (BJP) in 2018 and BR Patil (INC) in 2023.

❌Allegations made by Shri Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless.#ECIFactCheck

✅Read in detail in the image attached 👇 https://t.co/mhuUtciMTF pic.twitter.com/n30Jn6AeCr

— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) September 18, 2025

It is to be mentioned that Rahul Gandhi is currenty holding a press conference at Indira Bhavan in New Delhi today.

Rahul Gandhi alleged deletion of votes done in centralised manner

Addressing the press conference, Rahul Gandhi said, “This deletion of votes are done in centralised manner using software and not through individuals.” He also alleged, “Targeted deletion of votes done in Congress stronghold through planned action.” 

The leader of Opposition, Rahul had earlier called the revelations a "hydrogen bomb" and alleged widespread rigging in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, especially in Karnataka.

As stated earlier, it was believed that during this conference, Rahul will present new evidences related to the "vote theft", which he had earlier called as a "hydrogen bomb." During his "Voter Rights Yatra," Rahul claimed that Congress would soon release a "hydrogen bomb"-like revelation on the issue of "vote theft."