Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Apr 19: A voter, Veerendra Lancy Kumar D'Souza, whose name is listed in the polling booth at Ellur near Padubidri, came up with the complaint that the vote he had exercised had gone to another candidate. He was allowed to cast his vote in the presence of agents of different candidates after he exercised his right of challenge, and it was found that the vote was correctly accounted for. As such, a case was registered against him, and the police took him into custody. He was released on bail later.

When the voter came up with the challenge, the polling officer obtained his entire details including thumb impression in the prescribed form. This happened at around 2 pm. The Padubidri police registered first information report based on the polling officer's complaint, said taluk electoral officer, Nagaraj.

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Bantwal

A person who tried to exercise fake vote at polling booth No. 177 in Kalladka higher primary school was taken into custody by the policemen on duty on the evening of Thursday April 18.

The person, living at K C Road, had come to the booth for using the voter identity card of a person currently staying abroad. The polling agents got suspicious about him and the officials at the booth also doubted him as he provided wavering replies. Further questioning revealed that he had come for voting a second time, after which the police took him into possession.

The person was trying to cast his vote in the name of Mujibur Rahiman who is not in India currently. Bantwal town station police sub-inspector, Chandrashekhar, said that the accused was taken into custody for questioning.