Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of India of electoral malpractices during the recent polls. Gandhi presented documents claiming to show over 100,000 stolen votes in a single assembly constituency. The alleged irregularities include duplicate voters, fake addresses, bulk voters at single addresses, invalid photos, and misuse of Form 6.
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