Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday dismissed the Opposition’s allegations of "vote theft" during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, asserting that neither the Election Commission of India (ECI) nor the voters were "afraid" of such "false" claims, ANI reported.

This was the first press conference by the constitutional body after the SIR exercise in Bihar, during which Opposition leaders – led by Rahul Gandhi – accused the ECI of manipulating electoral rolls, repeating similar allegations raised during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Kumar said that though some voters had alleged instances of double voting, none of them could provide proof, ANI reported.