Rahul Gandhi has found his latest rallying cry — “vote chori” — and is milking it for every headline possible. The problem? Strip away the outrage, and you’re left with little more than political theatre without hard evidence.
At a recent press conference, Gandhi accused the Election Commission and the BJP of rigging the system, pointing to Karnataka’s Mahadevapura constituency as “proof” — voters with “house number 0,” dozens registered at the same address, and allegations of fake entries. But here’s the punchline: the same patterns exist in his constituency, Rae Bareli.
Times Now Navbharat uncovered “house number 0” listings and multiple voters at a single address in Rae Bareli. One house has 27 registered voters; others have 18 each. By Gandhi’s logic, does that make his victory a product of fraud? Or does the accusation only apply when it’s convenient?
Facts vs. Fury
Election officials explain that “house number 0” means the house has no official number — a placeholder used across rural and urban India. Multiple voters at one address? Welcome to the reality of joint families, paying guests, and rental housing. In Mahadevapura, the infamous “80 voters in one house” turns out to be a rental property with constantly changing migrant tenants. The names remain because the rolls haven’t been updated fast enough — hardly a grand conspiracy.
From Migration to Malice
The most reckless move came when Gandhi publicly named a private citizen, Aditya Srivastava, accusing him of being registered to vote in three states. Srivastava calmly dismantled the charge, showing he had officially transferred his voter ID each time he moved cities for work: one EPIC number, no double voting. Gandhi offered no counterproof — just a smear that went viral.
Election Commission Hits Back
The ECI has bluntly rejected Gandhi’s insinuations, reminding him that the Supreme Court already tossed Congress’s demand for a machine-readable voter list. CCTV footage isn’t kept forever unless legally required, and initiatives like the Special Intensive Revision are actively cleaning up voter rolls — a process Congress itself has opposed.
The Real Game
If Gandhi truly cared about voter roll accuracy, he could submit formal evidence to the ECI. He hasn’t. Instead, we get soundbites, selective outrage, and accusations that crumble under scrutiny. Worse, by painting migrant workers and renters as “fraudulent voters,” Gandhi risks alienating exactly the people he claims to champion.
The irony writes itself: the “irregularities” Rahul Gandhi calls election theft in BJP areas are alive and well in his constituency. This isn’t whistleblowing — it’s political mudslinging dressed up as reform. And until he produces real proof, the “vote chori” crusade looks like exactly what it is: a stunt.
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