India, Aug. 16 -- Amid allegations of voter fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha election by the Opposition, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said that the appropriate time to raise any issue with the electoral rolls was during the "Claims and Objections" period ahead of elections.

"Recently, some Political Parties and individuals are raising issues about errors in Electoral Rolls, including the Electoral Rolls prepared in the past," the Election Commission said in a press release.

"The appropriate time to raise any issue with the Electoral Rolls would have been during the Claims and Objections period of that phase, which is precisely the objective behind sharing the Electoral Rolls with all Political Parties and the Candidates. Had ...