Archive · 13 Nov 2025
Bihar Polls: Power Cuts and CCTV Gaps Fuel Rigging Claims Ahead of Counting
Imagine a big election is happening in a place called Bihar.
As people were voting, some said the lights went out on purpose in certain areas.
They also said that cameras used to watch the voting weren't working right.
Some people even got to the voting place and were told someone else had already voted for them!
A political group believes these problems were done on purpose to stop people from voting, especially in places where they thought people might vote for someone else.
Officials had to step in to help some people who had this problem so they could cast their vote.
A political party alleges deliberate power cuts and CCTV gaps during Bihar elections.
These issues are framed as attempts to slow down polling and suppress turnout.
Voters in Muzaffarpur reported that their votes were already cast when they arrived to vote.
The Election Commission intervened in at least one case to allow voters to cast their ballot.
Claims of rigging have increased as Bihar approaches its vote counting day.
- Who
- An unnamed political party and voters in Bihar
- What
- Allegations of rigging due to power cuts and CCTV gaps during elections, with voters reporting their votes were already cast
- When
- Leading up to Counting Day for Bihar elections
- Where
- Bihar, India
- Why
- Claims suggest deliberate engineering of power outages and CCTV gaps to slow down polling and suppress turnout in opposition-leaning areas.
- Location
- Bihar, India
- Event
- General Elections Counting Day
- Allegations
- Rigging, deliberate power cuts, and CCTV gaps