Explainer: Data supports claims of election fraud in Uttar Pradesh bye-poll
Election Commission data suggests Muslim voters were targeted, with deletions and suppression in an election where the BJP pulled off an unprecedented victory.
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After reporting on allegations of voter suppression in the Kundarki bye-election from the ground last year, Scroll has followed it up with a data investigation that puts question marks on the integrity of that election.
The Bharatiya Janata Party swept the bye-poll in this Muslim-dominant constituency with an unprecedented margin.
We poured over official Election Commission data for months and found targeted revision of voter lists in the run-up to the bye-poll and unusual voting patterns on polling day.
These patterns – absent during the Lok Sabha elections held six months before the bye-poll – mirror claims of electoral manipulation made by Muslim voters.
Also read: Voters alleged election fraud in UP bye-poll. Now data mirrors their claims
