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May 10, 2026
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday dismissed the vote theft allegations made by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, calling it ‘incorrect and baseless’. The poll body also emphasised that “no vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Rahul Gandhi.”
The poll body’s response came soon after Rahul Gandhi made several allegations against the Election Commission during his press conference today.
Responding to the Congress leader, the poll body said, “Allegations made by Rahul Gandhi are incorrect and baseless. No deletion of any vote can be done online by any member of the public, as misconceived by Gandhi. No deletion can take place without giving an opportunity of being heard to the affected person.”
However, the poll body acknowledged that certain unsuccessful attempts were made to delete electors in Karnataka’s Aland Assembly Constituency in 2023, and an FIR was filed by the ECI itself to investigate the matter.
“In 2023, certain unsuccessful attempts were made for the deletion of electors in the Aland Assembly Constituency, and an FIR was filed by the authority of ECI itself to investigate the matter. As per records, Aland Assembly Constituency was won by Subhadh Guttedar (BJP) in 2018 and BR Patil (INC) in 2023,” it added.
