The Election Commission invited a Congress delegation to discuss its concerns about inconsistencies in Maharashtra Assembly poll data on December 3, 2024. The EC defended its processes as transparent and promised to review the Congress' concerns following an in-person hearing.

ECI assures review of INC’s all legitimate concerns and written response after hearing them in person, the poll body said

The Congress on November 29 raised with the EC ‘serious and grave inconsistencies’ which it said were being revealed in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently-concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls.

The Election Commission responded to Congress' claims of inconsistencies in voter turnout data in Maharashtra elections, assuring a transparent review process and involvement of all parties. Despite Congress' concerns about an increase in voters and reliability of EVMs,

The letter by the Congress alleged that there was an increase of around 47 lakh voters in the electoral rolls in Maharashtra during July-November and it favoured the ruling Mahayuti.

Noting its complaints, the Congress said that the exisiting safeguards of the EC have not been able to “curb such an electoral fraud from being committed”.

The Congress on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging serious and grave inconsistencies in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently concluded assembly elections in Maharashtra.

The Congress party has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI), highlighting "grave inconsistencies" in the data related to voting and counting during the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections.