Alleging that the BJP won 79 seats in the 2024 General Elections by voter turnout manipulation, the Congress today sought clarification from the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the substantial difference in the preliminary/initial and the final voter turnout figures in the 2024 General Elections.
Quoting a report by the ‘Vote for Democracy’ (VFD), senior party leader and ex-MP Sandeep Dikshit said at a press conference here today, while the overall difference in the voter turnout between what the ECI said initially and what figures it gave finally, was on an average 4.7 percent, it counted to about 5 crore votes nationally.
Quoting the VFD report he disclosed that in some states like Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, where the BJP or its allies did unexpectedly better, the difference between the initial and final turnout figures was 12.5, which is huge and needs answers from the ECI. The senior Congress leader observed that while a difference of around 1 percent is understandable, but the massive difference up to 12.5 percent and in some places like Lakshadweep up to 25 percent raises serious questions.