SUCI (C) expresses grave concern at mismatch of figures of votes polled
Comrade Provash Ghosh, General Secretary, SUCI (Communist), issued this statement on 24-05-24: "It is a matter of grave concern that utterly violating the election rules which are in vogue since the 1952 general election, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not provided detailed voting data of the past phases of elections, even after demand to declare the same has come from many parties and other circles; instead it is giving unconvincing reasons for its failure to do so. When the booth level voting numbers issued by the respective presiding officers in Form 17C is at the disposal of the ECI, what prevents it from declaring the same in public? This has to be squarely answered by the commission. Further, questions are also being raised about the revised final voting figures declared by ECI in percentage, since there is an abnormal increase of 6% and above over the preliminary data. Analyzing the turnout numbers put out by EC late night (in every election the polling process continues till late night, it's not new) of the day of polling in each phase the latest updated numbers reported by some of the media houses, it is found that the difference could be nearly 1.07 crore votes over the first four phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. This means an average of over 28,000 votes per constituency for the 379 seats where polling is over. This is not only unprecedented but creates suspicion and apprehension about the conduction of elections! If this turns out to be true, it would be nothing but a mockery of free and fair elections and democracy! So, the delay in release of final voter turnout data, the high revised figures and the absence of constituency and polling booth level final voting data in numbers is raising several questions in the people's mind. To ensure free and fair conduction of elections and counting of people's votes, we urge upon the ECI, to immediately upload Form 17C and declare constituency and booth wise voting numbers accordingly and also ensure tallying of the same with counted votes."