Bengaluru, Aug. 11 -- The Karnataka chief electoral officer (CEO) on Sunday issued a formal notice to leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, asking him to furnish documentary evidence for his allegations of voter fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This was in response to Gandhi's claim that a 70-year-old voter, Shakun Rani, had voted twice in the polls based on Election Commission of India (ECI) data.

A preliminary inquiry by the CEO's office found that Rani had cast her vote only once, said the notice which added: "You are kindly requested to provide the relevant documents on the basis of which you have concluded that Shakun Rani or anyone else has voted twice, so that a detailed inquiry can be undertaken by this office...