New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has again rejected the allegations of vote deletion by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying there was no wrongful deletion of electors. Rahul Gandhi had earlier alleged that that votes of Congress supporters were being systematically deleted in a Karnataka constituency.

Reiterating his "vote chori" allegations, Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the Election Commission, calling it an "election watchman" who "stayed awake, watched the theft, and protected the thieves".

The Election Commission clarified that while voters can submit Form 7 online to request deletion of an entry from a constituency, the entry is not removed automatically upon submission. It said in the case of Aland in...