Repolling underway at one polling booth in Chamarajanagar LS segment in Karnataka

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Repolling is underway at one polling station in Indiganatha village of Hanur, which falls under Chamarajanagar Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka on Monday, Apri 29, amid elaborate security arrangements.

Polling began at 7 am and will end by 6 pm.

The Election Commission ordered repolling following reports that electronic voting machines were damaged at the polling booth in Indiganatha village on April 26 during a clash between two groups of people over whether to vote in the Lok Sabha elections.

According to the district administration, the villagers had earlier decided to boycott the polls citing lack of adequate infrastructure development. However, after assurances and efforts by the local officials, polling was underway.

As per preliminary information, one of the groups wanted to vote while the other was keen to boycott, leading to clashes between them during which they damaged EVMs, and also indulged in stone-pelting, the officials said.

In a letter addressed to the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer, the EC had stated that based on the reports submitted by the Returning Officer and General Observer for Chamrajnagar Constituency and after taking all material circumstances into account, it declared that polling held at polling station number 146 under the Hanur Assembly Constituency on Friday was void.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow