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Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi made ‘match-fixing’ allegations in 2024 Maharashtra polls in an newspaper article and claimed it will next happen in the Bihar election
The statement comes amid a row triggered by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘match-fixing’ allegations in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly polls. (Image: PTI/File)
Amid a row triggered by “match-fixing” allegations in the 2024 Maharashtra polls raised by the Congress, the state’s chief electoral office on Monday said annually revised electoral rolls were provided to the party and others at the draft and final stages last year and on previous occasions under a participatory exercise.
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi made the allegations in an article published in The Indian Express and claimed that this will next happen in the Bihar election and “anywhere the BJP is losing”.
In a post on X, the chief electoral office in Maharashtra stated that electoral rolls are revised annually through a participatory exercise.
“…During this annual exercise, the electoral rolls are shared, free of cost, with recognised political parties, including Congress, first at draft stage and second time after its finalisation. The similar exercise was done in 2009, 2014, 2019, and 2024 and copies of such electoral rolls were then shared with Congress, as well as with other political parties…” it said. “A complete copy of electoral roll used in general elections to Legislative Assembly, Maharashtra-2024 is also available on the website for the public to freely download.”
It said even for earlier electoral rolls, a copy of the finalised electoral rolls is retained by the district election officer as well. “Under Rule 33 of the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, any person, including INC, can apply to the concerned District Election Officer and get a copy of such retained electoral rolls, on payment of prescribed fee,” it added.
The post said the chief electoral officer of Maharashtra had reiterated this statutory position on May 22 to a Congress MP, who had sought a copy of the electoral rolls that were already provided to the party at the time of the revision in 2009, 2014, 2019 and 2024.
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