Highlighting the overall difference of 1.07 crore between real time voter turnout data and the final figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the Congress on Wednesday claimed that this difference translated into 28,000 voters in each Lok Sabha constituency.
Congress leader Pawan Khera, who heads the media and publicity department of the party, took to social media platform X to raise this difference in about 380 Lok Sabha seats, terming it unprecedented. “Voters are worried about the strange goings on in the Election Commission through the four phases of voting. First, the Election Commission takes 10-11 days to bring out the final figure of voting and then the difference between real-time data and the final figure turns out to be 1.7 crore votes. This is truly unprecedented,” Mr. Khera said in a video posted on his X handle.
Mr. Khera said it was the duty of the poll panel to respond to these questions and set at the rest the doubts that have emerged about the electoral process. “Unanswered questions about the missing EVMs (electronic voting machines) are also very worrying,” he said.
“This difference of 1.07 crore overall translates into an increase of 28,000 in each LS (Lok Sabha) seat. This is HUGE. The discrepancy is maximum in states where BJP is expected to lose seats heavily. What is happening?” All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Jairam Ramesh said.
The issue of delay in the final voter turnout data, and the mismatch between the final and real time voter turnout data was also taken up at a hearing in the Supreme Court last week. The court will hear the matter again on May 24.
