Aditya Ojha, under the handle @thispodcastguy, posted a tweet that has sparked significant debate on the integrity of India's electoral rolls. The tweet includes six images highlighting the voter registration details of an individual named Shakun Rani, who appears to have multiple voter ID entries with distinct identification numbers (SVF9918723, SVF992896, SVF9604125, among others).
These entries list her age as 70, gender as female, and associate her with different household details, including husbands named virendra kumar and Anoop Kumar, and various addresses in Bangalore. The tweet's caption, "RAHUL gandhi IS A LIAR The claims made on Shakun rani are FALSE. As per the investigation, there are not 1, not 2 but 3 Shakun Rani. Surprisingly all three have ID numbers," directly challenges allegations made by rahul gandhi regarding voter list irregularities, suggesting that the presence of multiple entries does not indicate fraud but rather the existence of three distinct individuals with the same name.
The context of this tweet is rooted in a broader controversy initiated by rahul gandhi, a prominent political figure, who recently accused the election commission of india (ECI) of failing to maintain a clean voter roll, citing Shakun rani as an example of alleged duplicate voting in the 2024 lok sabha elections. Gandhi’s claims, supported by his party, pointed to instances where the same individual was registered multiple times, potentially enabling vote manipulation.
Ojha’s post counters this narrative by presenting evidence that these entries correspond to three different Shakun Ranies, each with unique voter IDs and personal details, implying that the duplication might be a result of coincidental naming rather than electoral malpractice. This rebuttal has ignited a firestorm of reactions, with users like @Sartaj4congress and @Hemant_ITPro amplifying the discussion by questioning the veracity of Gandhi’s accusations and calling out the ECI for perceived lapses.
These entries list her age as 70, gender as female, and associate her with different household details, including husbands named virendra kumar and Anoop Kumar, and various addresses in Bangalore. The tweet's caption, "RAHUL gandhi IS A LIAR The claims made on Shakun rani are FALSE. As per the investigation, there are not 1, not 2 but 3 Shakun Rani. Surprisingly all three have ID numbers," directly challenges allegations made by rahul gandhi regarding voter list irregularities, suggesting that the presence of multiple entries does not indicate fraud but rather the existence of three distinct individuals with the same name.
The context of this tweet is rooted in a broader controversy initiated by rahul gandhi, a prominent political figure, who recently accused the election commission of india (ECI) of failing to maintain a clean voter roll, citing Shakun rani as an example of alleged duplicate voting in the 2024 lok sabha elections. Gandhi’s claims, supported by his party, pointed to instances where the same individual was registered multiple times, potentially enabling vote manipulation.
Ojha’s post counters this narrative by presenting evidence that these entries correspond to three different Shakun Ranies, each with unique voter IDs and personal details, implying that the duplication might be a result of coincidental naming rather than electoral malpractice. This rebuttal has ignited a firestorm of reactions, with users like @Sartaj4congress and @Hemant_ITPro amplifying the discussion by questioning the veracity of Gandhi’s accusations and calling out the ECI for perceived lapses.
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