New Delhi, June 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Saturday hit back at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, dismissing his claims of electoral rigging in last year's Maharashtra Assembly elections as "vague" and "completely absurd".

The poll body issued a detailed rebuttal to his allegations of voter fraud, reiterating that the entire election process was conducted transparently.

In response to Gandhi's match-fixing allegation, the Commission pointed out that polling agents from all parties were present during voting, and Congress's authorised representatives raised no objections or complaints about suspicious activity.

Dismissing the charge, the Commission termed his accusations "unsubstantiated".

It reminded that it had already addressed si...