Rahul Gandhi 66 Votes Claim: Rahul Gandhi alleged that there were 66 votes on house no. 150 in Hodal, Haryana. Investigation revealed that the house is built on 1 acre and there are about 200 members in the family, which includes 150 voters. BLO said the old house number was linked by mistake.
Palwal (Haryana). In Gudrana village of Hodal, Haryana assembly constituency, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had claimed that 66 voters were registered at a single address. This claim had created a stir on social media. But when it was investigated, the story turned out to be different. It was revealed that this house is not a small house, but a big family plot spread over about 1 acre. Zilla Parishad Vice Chairman Umesh lives here, whose family is quite large. “There are 200 members in our family and around 150 voters,” he said.
Were 66 votes really cast in one house?
Rahul Gandhi had mentioned house number 150 in his statement. But investigation revealed that this entire plot was registered on the same number. That means, there are many small houses built inside the same number, where all the members of the same family live. According to Umesh, “Dada had four brothers, father has 9 brothers, and the children of other grandfathers also live here. That’s why the number of votes seems more, but they all belong to our family.”
What did the BLO say? old house number linked by mistake
- The BLO (Booth Level Officer) of the village said that some new votes remained linked to the old house number, hence many voters are visible at the same address.
- “If we had known that more than 10 votes were cast at one address, we would have generated a new house number. This is just a technical glitch,” he said.
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Rahul claimed 501 voters in another house, but what was found there?
Rahul Gandhi also claimed to have 501 voters on house number 265. But investigation revealed that this number was not found in Hodal. A local Congress leader said that this property ID was visible at two places – an empty plot at one place and a small house at the other place. Umesh Gudhrana, vice chairman of Zilla Parishad Palwal, said, “These are completely false facts, and someone has given them wrong records. Sixty-six votes shown for house number 50… When I saw this, I laughed. Our grandfather had four brothers. They have been living in the same village for about 80 to 100 years. That is our ancestral land. We have not come from anywhere else. After that, nine of my father’s There were brothers. Then there are the children of our grandfather. This number was not allotted to our house by the BJP government or the Election Commission.
How did the photo of ‘Brazilian model’ appear in the voter list in Rai village?
There was news of Brazilian model’s photo being placed in front of women’s names in some voter lists in Rai village of Sonipat. But when questioned, the women of the village said – “We are real voters.”
Pinky’s husband Jogendra of Machharola said, “Five years ago, the photo in the voter card was wrong, we returned it. Now the wife casts her vote every time by showing the Aadhaar card.” Munesh and Poonam also showed their cards and told that the photo in the voter list has been changed by mistake.
Now the big question – mistake or error?
Now the question is whether this is a technical error or electoral negligence? After Rahul Gandhi’s allegations, questions are now being raised on the voter list of Haryana. But the reality of the village shows that behind every big number there can also be a big joint family.