The Election Commission of India (ECI) has invited the Congress party for discussions on Tuesday regarding alleged poll discrepancies.

Election Commission assures transparency in Maharashtra polls, invites Congress for discussion on flagged concerns.

Mumbai: The Election Commission has invited the Maharashtra Congress delegation on December 3 to raise their concerns regarding the Maharashtra Assembly election. The party had demanded

The poll panel has said it will review all legitimate concerns of Congress and provide a written response after hearing the party's delegation.

A day after the Congress alleged serious and grave inconsistencies in the data relating to the polling and counting processes for the recently concluded Assembly elections in Maharashtra, the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday assured the party to address all its "legitimate" concerns.

In a letter written to Congress lawyer Omar Hoda, Secretary Mr. SK Das thanked the Congress party for bringing the issues to the commission’s notice.

Election Commission reiterated that the process was transparent with the involvement of candidates or their agents at every stage.

The Election Commission invited a Congress delegation to discuss its concerns about inconsistencies in Maharashtra Assembly poll data on December 3, 2024. The EC defended its processes as transparent and promised to review the Congress' concerns following an in-person hearing.

In its interim response to the Congress, the election body said that all poll procedures were transparent and they were followed smoothly in Maharashtra and assured it would review all legitimate concerns flagged by the party.

The Election Commission responded to Congress' claims of inconsistencies in voter turnout data in Maharashtra elections, assuring a transparent review process and involvement of all parties. Despite Congress' concerns about an increase in voters and reliability of EVMs,