SaralnamaThe Karnataka Police may take the legal route to obtain the required data for investigating the illegal deletion of names from the voter list of Aland constituency ahead of the 2023 state Assembly polls. Aland in Kalaburagi district was one of the two constituencies mentioned by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his press conference, as part of allegations of electoral fraud. Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge has indicated that they may go to court, accusing the Election Commission of holding back crucial information regarding the deletion of names. Police sources didn’t rule out “obtaining search warrants” either to gain access to the data, with the Karnataka government planning a Special Investigation Team to expedite the probe. Sources say that the alleged culprits can be traced using the applications as these were filed online and would have… (Updated 22 Sep 2025, 18:39 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- The Karnataka Police may take the legal route to obtain the required data for investigating the illegal deletion of names from the voter list of Aland constituency ahead of the 2023 state Assembly polls
- Aland in Kalaburagi district was one of the two constituencies mentioned by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at his press conference , as part of allegations of electoral fraud
- Karnataka Information Technology Minister Priyank Kharge has indicated that they may go to court, accusing the Election Commission of holding back crucial information regarding the deletion of names