Election 2024 : ‘Raise voice over voting data discrepancies,’ Kharge tells INDIA bloc parties on phase 3 polling day

Kharge’s missive comes days aft the Opposition parties questioned the last elector turnout of archetypal 2 phases of Lok Sabha elections released by the Election Commission of India connected April 30. The information was released 11 days aft the archetypal signifier polling connected April 19, and 4 days aft the 2nd signifier connected April 26.

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“The inordinate hold successful the merchandise of the last voting percentages for the archetypal and 2nd phases raises superior doubts connected the prime of data. In my electoral beingness of 52 years, I person ne'er witnessed specified a precocious increment of voting percentages, successful the last published data, that we present presume came from the aboriginal hours of voting connected the polling days," Kharge said successful the letter.

Kharge’s missive comes connected a time erstwhile 93 seats crossed 11 states and a Union Territory are voting successful Phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

According to the canvass panel’s data, the elector turnout for the archetypal signifier of polling was 66.14 per cent, marking a driblet of astir 4 percent points compared to the archetypal signifier successful the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Similarly, the turnout for the 2nd signifier was 66.71 per cent, reflecting a driblet of astir 3 percent points compared to the 2019 elections.

“We inquire the Commission - For First Phase, wherefore is determination a adjacent summation of ~5.5% successful the last elector turnout from day of decision of voting (at 7pm connected 19.04.2024) to the delayed merchandise of elector turnout information (On 30.04.2024)? For Second Phase, determination is simply a adjacent summation of much than ~5.74% successful the last elector turnout from the day of decision of voting (at 7pm connected 26.04.2024) to the delayed merchandise of information (On 30.04.2024)?," the Congress president said successful the letter.

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Kharge besides pointed retired wherefore the canvass sheet didn’t merchandise the figures of votes polled successful each Parliamentary Constituency and successful the respective Assembly Constituencies?

“As the India National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), it should beryllium our corporate endeavour to safeguard Democracy and support the autarkic functioning of the ECI. All the aforementioned facts unit america to inquire a question - could this beryllium an effort to doc the last results?," Kharge asked.

The Congress president alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party are ‘visibly flustered’ and ‘frustrated’ by the voting trends and their receding electoral fortunes successful the archetypal 2 phases.

“In this context, I would impulse each of you that we indispensable collectively, unitedly and unequivocally rise our dependable against specified discrepancies, for our lone nonsubjective is to support the civilization of a vibrant ideology and the Constitution. Let america guarantee the independency of the Election Commission of India and marque it accountable," the missive reads.

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Published: 07 May 2024, 11:33 AM IST