ECI Rejects Claims Of Uncounted Votes In 2024 Maharashtra Elections, Clarifies Mumbai North, Dahanu And Beed Figures
Mumbai: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has dismissed social media claims alleging discrepancies between the number of votes polled and counted in the 2024 Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections, terming the allegations misleading. The poll panel has clarified that the difference between the total number of registered electors and votes counted represents voters who did not exercise…
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected allegations of uncounted votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections, specifically in the Mumbai North, Dahanu, and Beed constituencies. Social media posts and reports claimed that lakhs of votes were uncounted in these constituencies, but the ECI clarified that the difference between registered electors and votes counted is due to voters who did not exercise their franchise.
In Mumbai North, there were 18,12,115 registered electors, out of which 10,36,496 votes were counted, including 10,33,268 EVM votes and 3,228 postal votes. The voter turnout was 57.20%. Dahanu Assembly constituency had 3,01,257 registered electors, and 2,21,818 votes were polled and counted, resulting in a 73.63% turnout. Beed Assembly constituency had 3,84,885 registered electors, with 2,42,983 votes polled and counted, including 2,38,845 EVM votes and 4,138 postal votes, giving a 63.13% turnout.
The ECI explained that the differences in these figures represent the voters who did not vote, not uncounted votes. The Commission emphasized that the electoral data is available on its official website and that the allegations were based on a misunderstanding of the election data.
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