Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader, addressed a press conference at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, raising concerns over electoral rolls and the SIR process. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi questioned the Election Commission of India's handling of electoral rolls at the Indira Bhawan press conference in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, alleging what he called 'Vote Chori'. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi highlighted alleged anomalies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process at a media briefing at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi, serving as Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, convened a formal press conference at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on 24 September 2026 to address alleged 'Vote Chori' and electoral roll concerns. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi criticised the Election Commission of India over alleged deletions from electoral rolls, calling it 'Vote Chori', at his press conference in New Delhi on 24 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi addressed journalists at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026, expressing Congress's concerns about electoral integrity and the alleged misuse of the SIR mechanism to manipulate voter rolls. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, pressed the 'Vote Chori' issue at a media briefing at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, calling for accountability from the Election Commission. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
At his 24 September 2026 press conference in New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi put the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process under scrutiny, alleging that electoral rolls were being tampered with ahead of upcoming elections. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress hosted the media briefing at its headquarters, Indira Bhawan, in New Delhi, where Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi fielded questions on 24 September 2026 regarding the SIR process and alleged electoral malpractice. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi alleged that 'Vote Chori' — the alleged theft of votes through manipulation of electoral rolls — was being facilitated through the SIR mechanism, he said at the Indira Bhawan press briefing on 24 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned how the Election Commission of India rolled out the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, arguing it disproportionately affected certain voter demographics, at Indira Bhawan on 24 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi demanded that the Election Commission of India answer questions about electoral roll discrepancies at a press conference in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, asserting that democratic accountability required full transparency. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
At Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi flagged what Congress described as voter suppression through the SIR process, urging the Election Commission to course correct. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi called out what he described as alleged manipulation of electoral rolls through the SIR process, at his 24 September 2026 press conference at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, warning of its impact on free and fair elections. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress's Indira Bhawan headquarters in New Delhi hosted a media briefing on 24 September 2026 where Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi presented the party's case against the SIR process and the alleged 'Vote Chori' phenomenon. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi raised electoral roll irregularities before the national media at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, asking the Election Commission of India to provide data backed explanations for voter deletions linked to SIR. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
As Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi used the 24 September 2026 press conference at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, to highlight the 'Vote Chori' narrative and alleged procedural lapses in the SIR driven voter roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, held a press conference at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026 — the second such briefing this month — pressing the Election Commission of India on SIR related voter roll anomalies. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Under the 'Vote Chori' banner, Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi briefed the press at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026, detailing alleged discrepancies in electoral rolls attributed to the SIR process. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi laid out Congress's key charges against the SIR process, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls was being misused, at the party's Indira Bhawan press conference in New Delhi on 24 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi focused his 24 September 2026 media address in New Delhi on the Election Commission of India's voter list revision process under SIR, alleging it lacked transparency and due process safeguards. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took on the Election Commission of India over the SIR rollout at a press conference at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, demanding clarity on the methodology used to revise voter lists. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi slammed SIR led voter roll changes at a press conference in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, with Congress asserting that these changes amounted to institutionalised 'Vote Chori'. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded an independent audit of electoral rolls in the context of the SIR controversy, speaking at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi argued that the SIR process eroded voter rights, addressing the media at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi on 24 September 2026 and urging Congress supporters to remain vigilant against alleged electoral roll discrepancies. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Congress sounded a political alarm over the SIR process and 'Vote Chori' through Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's press conference at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on 24 September 2026, calling for urgent reform of the electoral revision process. (Photo: NationPress/Prem Nath Pandey)
Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, addressed a press conference in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, raising concerns about 'Vote Chori' and alleged irregularities in the SIR driven electoral roll revision. (Photo: NationPress/Video Grab)
Concluding the media briefing in New Delhi on 24 September 2026, Rahul Gandhi reiterated Congress's demand for a review of the SIR process and called the alleged 'Vote Chori' a threat to India's democratic framework. (Photo: NationPress/Video Grab)