New Delhi, March 4 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saket Gokhale on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of attempting to "cover up" alleged voter list fraud rather than acknowledging it, media reports said.

The Rajya Sabha MP claimed the poll body was trying to dismiss concerns over duplicate voter IDs instead of admitting to what he called a "blunder", reported The Times of India.

In a detailed rebuttal, the TMC leader raised concerns over the duplication of Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers, a unique identifier assigned to every registered voter in India.

Referring to the ECI's handbook, Gokhale pointed out that the Functional Unique Serial Number (FUSN) differs for each assembly constituency.

Therefo...