India, April 3 -- Concerns over electoral transparency and data integrity took centre stage at a conference organised by the Bharat Jodo Abhiyan in the national Capital early this week. Legal experts, former officials, and policy commentators gathered to examine alleged anomalies in voting patterns during the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections, raising questions about the robustness of existing electoral safeguards.

Economist and political commentator Parakala Prabhakar presented a detailed data analysis highlighting what he described as "unusual" polling trends on election day. He pointed out that voting reportedly continued until 2 am in nearly 3,500 polling booths, asking, "What explains voting continuing till 2 am?"

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