SC Warns Election Commission Over Missing 2023 Sringeri Counting Video
· India · Hindustan Times, India Today
The Supreme Court warned the Election Commission of India that it would draw an adverse inference if it failed to produce records of the 2023 vote count in Karnataka's Sringeri assembly constituency. During a hearing on Wednesday, a bench of justices Sanjay Kumar and Sanjeev Sachdeva dismissed the ECI's claim that it could not trace the original video recording. The dispute stems from a petition by Congress leader TD Rajegowda, who unseated BJP candidate DN Jeevaraj by 201 votes in 2023 before losing his seat following a recount of postal ballots in May. The court ordered the poll body to produce all available records by the next hearing, which is scheduled for February 15, 2027. The missing footage is crucial for verifying the legality of the postal ballot recount that overturned the original election result.
Why it matters
The Supreme Court's warning reinforces transparency and accountability in election record management by the poll body.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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