"Every constituency shows vote scam": UBT Sena's Priyanka Chaturvedi accuses EC of "escaping accountability"

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 28 (ANI): Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday alleged "vote scam" occurring in every constituency, while criticising the Election Commission of India (ECI) for "escaping accountability" by remaining non-responsive to concerns of "voter manipulation."
"Election Commission continues to think that with its brazen non-response to genuine concerns of vote manipulation, they will be able to escape accountability. But deep dive into every constituency is consistently showing vote scam," Chaturvedi posted on X.
Highlighting the "vote chori" demonstration by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Chaturvedi said that the probe carried out by Karnataka Special Investigation Team (SIT) has also confirmed the addition of "fake voters" in some constituencies.
"LoP Rahul Gandhi in his press conference had shown how fake voters were added in some assembly constituencies of Karnataka and now the SIT investigation is also confirming the same," the Rajya Sabha MP said.

Chaturvedi added that UBT Sena MLA and Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray had presented multiple examples of alleged discrepancies in the voter list of his Worli assembly constituency.
"Yesterday Aaditya Thackeray presented several examples of anomalies in the Worli Vidhan Sabha voter list. Some of the ways this has been done. 28 voters without EPIC-numbers, 133 voters with identical EPICs under different names, and 3,856 individuals issued two EPIC numbers each, totalling 7,810 cards," Chaturvedi highlighted.
She further reiterated the alleged irregularities in the electoral record for Worli pointed out by Thackeray, including duplicate names, mismatched details, fake or outdated addresses, and implausible voter ages.
"502 voters with identical names as their relatives, 720 voters with mismatched surnames between fathers and sons, and 643 cases of gender mismatches in official records. 113 voters aged over 100, alongside numerous cases of missing or distorted photographs. 38 voters registered at a small room capable of housing only five people, and 46 voters listed at the address of a demolished sweet shop, where no one resides," Chaturvedi said.
"Will election commissioner address this or is he waiting for the script to come from BJP HQ?" she added.
Her remarks come after Aaditya Thackeray made a presentation alleging discrepancies in the voter list, claiming they led to the defeat of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections.
The Worli MLA claimed that "bogus" voting took place during last year's assembly elections and flagged that the alleged discrepancies could impact the upcoming Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
Earlier, the ECI will conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, with the final voter list to be published on February 7, 2026, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Monday.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, CEC Kumar said the exercise will cover Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
EC said that printing and training will take place from October 28 to November 3, followed by an Enumeration Phase from November to December 4. The Draft Electoral Rolls will be published on December 9, followed by a claims and objection period from December 9 to January 8, 2026. The Notice Phase (for hearing and verification) will take place between December 9 and January 31, 2026, with publication of Final Electoral Rolls on February 7, 2026.
"The second phase of SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is about to be carried out in 12 States and UTs," the CEC said.
Following the Supreme Court's directions, the ECI has included Aadhaar on the list of 12 indicative documents, as per its September 9 order on the SIR in Bihar. (ANI)