'Misleading': Election Commission rejects claims of vote-count discrepancies in 2024 polls

NewsIndia News'Misleading': Election Commission rejects claims of vote-count discrepancies in 2024 polls 'Misleading': Election Commission rejects claims of vote-count discrepancies in 2024 polls Edited by Kanchan Yadav / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Nov 11, 2026, 20:16 IST The poll body shared constituency-wise details to clarify the figures.

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday rejected social media claims of discrepancies between the number of votes polled and votes counted in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and state assembly polls describing the allegations as "misleading."In a post on X, the poll body shared screenshots of claims concerning constituencies in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir, along with constituency-wise data to clarify the figures."This is with reference to a social media post claiming inconsistencies in the number of votes polled and votes counted in the General Elections to the Lok Sabha, 2024 and General Elections to Legislative Assemblies of States held in 2024," the ECI said in a statement.The Commission said it publishes details of electors, votes polled through electronic voting machines (EVMs), postal ballots and total votes cast in its statistical reports and index cards.

These records are available on its website. It also questioned the reference to "internal records" in the claims, saying the post had named certain constituencies and alleged that the ECI had counted zero votes there, but had not specified which records it was relying on.

The Commission said Form 17C is the sole statutory account of votes cast at a polling station. It is prepared by the presiding officer at the close of polling.Copies of Part-I of Form 17C are given to polling agents appointed by candidates who are present at the polling station when voting concludes, the ECI said.Join conversation InsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig Development On counting day, candidates' counting agents match the number of votes polled, recorded in Part-I of Form 17C, with the total number of votes counted, recorded in Part-II of the form.The Commission reiterated that all election-related data, including the number of votes polled and counted, had been made available through its statistical reports and index cards.It said the claims of discrepancies in the constituencies cited in the report were misleading and shared constituency-wise details to clarify the figures.

Get the latest India News and Live updates. Download the TOI app. Kanchan Yadav is a writer at The Times of India, where she covers business, politics, international affairs and social issues. Her reporting also focuses on policy, governance and economic developments, with a close lens on how decisions in corridors of power affect everyday lives and community well-being.

Kulgam Attack: Terrorists Open Fire On CRPF Checkpoint In J&K; 2 Personnel Injured NSUI Leader Suspended For ‘Luring’ DU Girls To Diljit Dosanjh Concert, BJP Targets Rahul Gandhi ‘She Gave Up PM Post, Became Super PM’: Sudhanshu Trivedi Targets Sonia Gandhi After Memoir Release 'You Show Rahul's Pic With George Soros': Sam Pitroda Rubbishes BJP's 'Foreign Hand' Claims Punjab Burns Again: What Triggered Diwali Farm-Fire Surge?

I Stubble Burning I TOI Special ‘False Narratives’: India Urges Action Over Chinese Vloggers' Videos Showing Dhaka As Delhi ‘Outside Gandhi-Nehru Family…’: Pranab Mukherjee’s Daughter Hits Back At Sonia Over ‘Shocked’ Remark