'We trusted EC in 2017': Akhilesh alleges poll officials deleted SP votes in 2022
Akhilesh Yadav has accused the Election Commission of deliberately deleting votes belonging to the Samajwadi Party. He argues that this malpractice has been ongoing for years but is only now gaining attention. In his statement, he noted that voters from the 2019 elections were unjustly denied the opportunity to vote in 2022. This controversy follows recent revelations about objections within the…
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav criticized the Election Commission over alleged malpractice in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. He claimed that the votes of SP supporters were deliberately deleted and that this issue has been ongoing for years. The SP chief expressed that his trust in the Election Commission was misplaced, as he believed they would remain impartial.
After the 2022 election results, Akhilesh stated that the Election Commission and officials had colluded to delete SP votes. He also alleged that voters who participated in the 2019 elections were denied the opportunity to vote in 2022, resulting in a Samajwadi government not being formed. Akhilesh's accusations come amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with opposition parties expressing concerns about eligible voters being left out.
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