SaralnamaCongress MLA B R Patil from Karnataka's Aland stopped 5,994 names from being deleted from voters' list before 2023 Assembly polls. A Booth Level Officer spotted a fake deletion request for her relative. Patil's team found similar cases across 254 booths. Police filed an FIR on against unknown persons for fraud. CID took over the case but faced hurdles getting data from Election Commission. Rahul Gandhi called it 'vote chori'. EC says it shared info with police. Aland has large SC/ST and minority population. Patil won the seat by 10,348 votes. To check your voter status, visit the Election Commission website. (Updated 19 Sep 2025, 21:24 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Congress MLA B R Patil from Karnataka's Aland stopped 5,994 names from being deleted from voters' list before 2023 Assembly polls
- A Booth Level Officer spotted a fake deletion request for her relative
- Patil's team found similar cases across 254 booths