Nearly 24,000 of the over two lakh postal ballots were rejected when votes of the Bihar assembly elections were counted, Election Commission data shows.

Of the 5.02 crore total votes polled, EVM and postal ballot included, 4.93 crore were found valid and 9.34 lakh were invalid. Of the total 2.01 lakh postal votes cast, 23,918 were rejected, according to the poll panel.

The EC underlined that the figure of total valid votes polled -- 4.93 crore—was derived after removing NOTA votes.

Separately, the poll authority said its count is “100 per cent accurate”.

In a social media post, the EC said a “viral claim” ignored the over 1.77 lakh postal votes which claimed a “fake mismatch”. Once postal votes are included, “the numbers match perfectly”, the poll body said.

The percentage of rejected

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