Fact Checking Election Commission's Press Briefing on 'Vote Chori' and SIR

CEC Kumar fact-checked on electoral roll changes and claims.

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The Election Commission of India, on 17 August, held a press briefing to address concerns around the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar and data-backed allegations levelled by Rahul Gandhi of irregularities in Karnataka and Maharashtra elections.

During the briefing, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar spoke about a range of issues including the poll body's decision to replace machine readable voter rolls with non-machine readable scanned copies, probing alleged irregularities during the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, asking Rahul Gandhi to submit his 'vote chori' claims on an affidavit, and the timeline for SIR.

In this video, The Quint fact checks five claims made by CEC Kumar during his address and subsequent interaction with reporters. Watch!