Shortly after Gandhi made the allegations, the CEO had asked him to submit his complaint regarding voter roll manipulation "under oath".

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Cities August 11, 2025

Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi asking for evidence to support his "vote chori" allegations in the Mahadevapura Assembly segment. Gandhi claimed that one Shakun Rani had voted twice, but the preliminary inquiry revealed that the document shown by him was not issued by the polling officer.

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