Later in the evening, we got an email from the EC clarifying the votes polled of only one constituency. The EC also said that this data is not complete and it might be revised later.

We again wrote to the EC demanding answers for the discrepancies in other constituencies. We attached with our email all the documents on phases 1 to 4 – all votes polled data downloaded from the EC’s official website. But EC’s reply is still awaited.



We also made several attempts to meet senior EC officials to get answers on such a serious issue, but no officer agreed to meet us.

The question is, is it not surprising that four days (27 May) after the counting is over, the EC is still claiming to The Quint that the vote polled data is being compiled? Why is the EC taking so much time to compile the votes polled data?

As per procedure, on polling day, it is the duty of the Presiding Officer to inform their senior about the votes polled data every two hours. So it shouldn’t take more than a few days to upload the votes polled data.



The Quint spoke to former chief election commissioner OP Rawat about the discrepancies. He said: