Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is constantly alleging that under the pressure of BJP, the Election Commission is removing the names of opposition voters from the voter list on a large scale. He said that there have been disturbances in the voter list in many states. On this, on Friday (September 19, 2025), the Election Commission released his allegations as baseless and said that the process of removing or adding names in the voter list is completely lawful.

The Commission has made it clear that any common citizen can fill the online form-7 and apply to remove the name from the voter list, but the name cannot be deleted automatically. Under the rules, the concerned voter is issued a notice and the opportunity to hear is given and the name is allowed to be removed only after investigation.

Election Commission statement regarding Karnataka case

Citing the Aland case of Karnataka, the Commission said that in the year 2023, 6,018 applications were received there to remove the name. In the investigation, only 24 applications were found to be correct, while the remaining 5,994 applications were fake. In view of the seriousness of the case, an FIR was lodged at the Aland police station and investigation started. Similarly, 7,792 new voter applications were received in Rajura in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra, out of which 6,861 were found to be invalid and dismissed.

The Commission said that these cases are being investigated by the police and the Election Commission is continuously providing necessary documents and information to the investigating agencies. The Commission says that its priority is to include every qualified citizen in the voter list and remove ineligible entries.

Disobedience on democratic institutions

The Election Commission also said that preparations for the voter list are a transparent process and by making baseless allegations about it, only the confusion among the voters and the disbelief on democratic institutions. The Commission has appealed to the political parties to make a statement responsibly and avoid factless allegations on the subject like voter list.

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Chief Election Commissioner Dnyanesh Kumar said on Sunday (August 17, 2025) that the special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list is to remove all errors in voter lists and it is a serious concern that some parties are spreading misinformation about it.

This statement of the Election Commission has come at a time when the Congress and other parties involved in the ‘India’ alliance started the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in the electoral state of Bihar against the alleged ‘vote theft’. Addressing the press conference, the Chief Election Commissioner termed the allegations of double voting and ‘vote theft’ as baseless and said that all the stakeholders are working to make SIR successful in a transparent manner.

Opposition spreading wrong information about SIR

He said, ‘It is a matter of serious concern that some parties and their leaders are spreading wrong information about SIR in Bihar. The Election Commission urges all political parties to register claims and objections on the draft voter list in Bihar, still 15 days left.

Kumar said, “The doors of the Election Commission are open to all and booth level officials and agents are working in a transparent manner.” Kumar said that the Election Commission cannot discriminate between political parties and both the ruling and opposition parties are the same for the Election Authority.

Insult to the Indian Constitution

He said, “If election petitions are not filed within 45 days, but allegations of votes are made, then it is an insult to the Indian Constitution.” Kumar said that neither the Commission nor the voters are afraid of double voting and baseless allegations of ‘vote theft’.

He said that the Commission will be firm towards voters of all classes regardless of politics being played by some people. This comment has come at a time when the opposition has intensified its attack after the allegations of voter list amendment in Bihar and ‘vote theft’ by the Congress.

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