“The number of votes counted in EVMs exceeded the number of votes cast in the Varanasi Lok Sabha elections in 2019.”
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Claim dated 10 Apr 2024.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The ECI has dismissed claims about discrepanices between the votes polled and counted for the Varanasi constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. As per the ECI, the total electorate in the 2019 Varanasi elections was 18,56,791. Out of these, 10,58,744 voted using EVMs
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 April 2024. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 April 2024, 12 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/reel/7803913446307126
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