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Hans India
12 hours ago
- Politics
- Hans India
‘Data Manipulation': ICSSR slaps show-cause notice on CSDS
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has issued a show-cause notice to CSDS for alleged data manipulation related to election analysis, citing biased interpretations amid the 'vote chori' row. The ICSSR notice read, 'It has come to the notice of ICSSR that an individual holding responsible position at CSDS, an ICSSR-funded research institute, has made media statements that had to be retracted subsequently citing glitches in data analysis regarding elections in Maharashtra. Further, the institute has published media stories based on biased interpretation of the SIR exercise by the Election Commission of India..." Highlighting the role of the Election Commission, it said, 'ICSSR holds the Indian constitution in highest esteem. The Election Commission of India is a high constitutional body that has been holding free and fair elections in the largest democracy in the world for decades." Alleging the CSDS to tarnish the sanctity of the Election Commission, it noted, 'ICSSR takes serious cognizance of the data manipulation by CSDS and its attempt to create a narrative with the intention of undermining the sanctity of the Election Commission of India. This is a gross violation of the Grant-in-Aid rules of ICSSR, and ICSSR shall issue a Show Cause Notice to the Institute." The notice follows an apology from Lokniti-CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday for his post about Maharashtra elections, which reported a significant decline in voter numbers in two assembly seats compared to the recent Lok Sabha elections. 'I sincerely apologize for the tweets posted regarding Maharashtra elections. Error occurred while comparing data of 2024 LS and 2024 AS. The data in row was misread by our Data team. The tweet has since been removed. I had no intention of dispersing any form of misinformation,' Lokniti-CSDS co-director wrote on X.
India Today
a day ago
- Politics
- India Today
Funder warns CSDS as ghost of deleted post haunts it amid vote-theft row
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), an apex body of the Government of India and a funder of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), has issued a stern warning to the New Delhi-based think tank over a now-deleted social media post by its co-director Sanjay Kumar, that sparked a political warning by ICSSR comes amid the Congress' alleged vote-theft claim in Maharashtra's Vidhan Sabha a psephologist, in the now-deleted post on X, shared data on two Maharashtra seats that showed a spike in voter numbers between the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections of 2024 that was shared by the Congress. The data gave grist to the party's allegations that the Election Commission (EC) was manipulating electoral rolls to help the BJP. Kumar's deleted post drew sharp criticism from the BJP and calls for legal action against him from prominent legal CSDS expert's post was seen as backing the claims of vote theft, amped up by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in PULLS UP CSDS AFTER CSDS EXPERT DELETES POSTThe ICSSR on X, accused the CSDS of having an "intention of undermining the sanctity of the Election Commision of India" and violating funding norms. The ICSSR has also said it would be issuing a show-cause notice to the CSDS, the New Delhi-based think tank."It has come to the notice of ICSSR that an individual holding a responsible position at CSDS, an ICSSR-funded research institute, has made media statements that had to be retracted subsequently citing glitches in data analysis regarding elections in Maharashtra," the ICSSR posted on X."ICSSR takes serious cognizance of the data manipulation by CSDS and its attempt to create a narrative with the intention of undermining the sanctity of the Election Commision of India. This is a gross violation of the Grant-in-Aid rules of ICSSR, and ICSSR shall issue a Show Cause Notice to the Institute," it DID CSDS EXPERT SANJAY KUMAR ALLEGE?The row began when psephologist and Lokniti-CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar claimed significant fluctuations in voter numbers in Maharashtra's Nashik West and Hingna constituencies between the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Kumar reported a 47% and 43% increase in voters in Nashik West and Hingna respectively, which was amplified by Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, to strengthen their "vote chori" (vote theft) allegations against the the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, also alleged collusion between the ECI and the BJP in "vote chori".Kumar later deleted the post, apologising for a "data misreading" error, but the damage was just the post, but eyebrows were raised also because of its Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on August 17 held a press conference where he refuted the "vote chori" claims without naming Rahul Gandhi. The Congress leader had on August 7 used data from Karnataka's Mahadevpura to allege rigging of Kumar's post on X with the data on Maharashtra came on August 17, just after the CEC's press conference, going by the screenshot being shared. This data from the psephologist gave ammunition to the Opposition, especially the Congress, to counter the EC BJP seized on Kumar's retraction and accused the expert of deliberate IT cell chief Amit Malviya called it "confirmation bias", not analysis, and demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi. Prominent legal figures have also called for action, citing the post's potential to erode public trust in the deleted post has returned to haunt CSDS with its funder ICSSR now seeking answers and hinting at possible action.- Ends
Mint
a day ago
- Politics
- Mint
ICSSR issues show cause notice to CSDS for ‘data manipulation' amid ‘Vote Chori' row
The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has issued a show cause notice to CSDS for alleged data manipulation related to election analysis, citing biased interpretations amid the 'Vote Chori' row. The ICSSR notice read, 'It has come to the notice of ICSSR that an individual holding responsible position at CSDS, an ICSSR-funded research institute, has made media statements that had to be retracted subsequently citing glitches in data analysis regarding elections in Maharashtra. Futher, the institute has published media stories based on biased interpretation of the SIR exercise by the Election Commission of India..." Highlighting the role of the Election Commission, it said,'ICSSR holds the Indian constitution in highest esteem. The Election Commission of India is a high constitutional body that has been holding free and fair elections in the largest democracy in the world for decades." Alleging the CSDS to tarnish the sanctity of the Election Commission, it noted,'ICSSR takes serious cognizance of the data manipulation by CSDS and its attempt to create a narrative with the intention of undermining the sanctity of the Election Commision of India. This is a gross violation of the Grant-in-Aid rules of ICSSR, and ICSSR shall issue a Show Cause Notice to the Institute." The notice follows an apology from Lokniti-CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar on Tuesday for his post about Maharashtra elections, which reported a significant decline in voter numbers in two assembly seats compared to the recent Lok Sabha elections. 'I sincerely apologize for the tweets posted regarding Maharashtra elections. Error occurred while comparing data of 2024 LS and 2024 AS. The data in row was misread by our Data team. The tweet has since been removed. I had no intention of dispersing any form of misinformation,' Lokniti-CSDS co-director wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
ICSSR issues show cause notice to CSDS for 'data fudging' amid 'vote chori' campaign
NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has issued a show cause notice to the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) for allegedly fudging data while presenting comparative voting patterns in two assembly segments of Maharashtra for the 2024 Lok Sabha and state elections. The CSDS had done this amid the high-voltage 'Vote Chori' campaign by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The ICSSR, which was established in the year 1969, operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Education and is the Centre's top body for research in social and human sciences, and the CSDS is supported by it. The ICSSR said posted on X, "It has come to the notice of ICSSR that an individual holding responsible position at CSDS, an ICSSR-funded research institute, has made media statements that had to be retracted subsequently citing glitches in data analysis regarding elections in Maharashtra." It went on to add that the institute has published media stories based on biased interpretation of the SIR exercise by the Election Commission of India. "ICSSR holds the Indian constitution in highest esteem. Election Commission of India is a high constitutional body which has been holding free and fair elections in the largest democracy of world for decades together," the ICSSR said, while noting that it "takes serious cognisance of the data manipulation by CSDS and its attempt to create a narrative with the intention of undermining the sanctity of the poll panel."
Mint
a day ago
- Politics
- Mint
ICSSR issues showcause notice to CSDS for 'data manipulation' amid 'Vote Chori' row
Livemint Published 20 Aug 2025, 01:51 PM IST Mint Image The Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) said, 'It has come to the notice of ICSSR that an individual holding responsible position at CSDS, an ICSSR-funded research institute, has made media statements that had to be retracted subsequently citing glitches in data analysis regarding elections in Maharashtra. Futher, the institute has published media stories based on biased interpretation of the SIR exercise by the Election Commission of takes serious cognizance of the data manipulation by CSDS and its attempt to create a narrative with the intention of undermining the sanctity of the Election Commision of India. This is a gross violation of the Grant-in-Aid rules of ICSSR, and ICSSR shall issue a Show Cause Notice to the Institute.'
