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Rajasthan Civic Polls Spark Dispute Over One-Vote Results
A civic election was held in Rajasthan.
A BJP candidate and a Congress candidate reportedly received only one vote each.
Om Prakash said the counting may not have been fair.
He said his family had 10 votes.
He also said he voted for himself.
He claimed votes were stolen.
He said polling agents other than Congress representatives were kept out when the voting machine was sealed.
He plans to complain to the Election Commission.
A Bharatiya Janata Party candidate and an Indian National Congress candidate reportedly received one vote each.
Om Prakash alleged foul play in the vote count.
He said his family had 10 votes and that he voted for himself.
Om Prakash alleged that non-Congress polling agents were kept out during EVM sealing.
He said he would complain to the Election Commission.
- Who
- A Bharatiya Janata Party candidate, an Indian National Congress candidate, and Om Prakash are mentioned.
- What
- The two candidates reportedly received one vote each, prompting an allegation of counting and polling irregularities.
- Where
- Rajasthan, India.
- When
- The date is not specified.
- Why
- Om Prakash alleged that votes were stolen and that some polling agents were excluded during EVM sealing.
Key facts
- Election type
- Rajasthan civic polls
- Reported result
- A BJP candidate and a Congress candidate each received one vote
- Allegation
- Om Prakash alleged foul play and stolen votes
- Family votes
- Om Prakash said his family had 10 votes
- Self-vote
- Om Prakash said he voted for himself
- EVM sealing
- He alleged that polling agents other than Congress representatives were kept out
- Planned action
- He said he would complain to the Election Commission
Quotes
Om Prakash
Candidate who alleged irregularities in the vote count and EVM-sealing process
“My family has 10 votes and I also voted for myself. Votes were stolen. At the time of sealing the EVM, polling agents except those of the Congress party were kept out. We will complain to the Election Commission”
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