By-Elections 2018 Live: Polling Suspended at 35 Booths, NCP Questions Why EVMs Were Brought from Surat
NCP leader Praful Patel has questioned why EVMs for Lok Sabha bypolls in Maharashtra were brought in from Surat in Gujarat after polling was suspended at 35 booths for Bhandara-Gondia by-elections. As many as 34 villages that house 50,000 voters in the constituency are boycotting the by-elections, alleging their demands against the Gosikhurd irrigation project haven’t been met. In Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana, joint SP-RLD candidate Tabassum Hasan has submitted a complaint on EVM glitches and alleged malpractices by the BJP to the Election Commission. Voting is currently underway in four Lok Sabha seats and 10 Assembly constituencies across 10 states. The parliamentary by-elections are being held in UP’s Kairana, Bhandara-Gondiya and Palghar in Maharashtra and Nagaland. The Assembly by-elections are being held in Palus Kadegaon constituency (Maharashtra), Noorpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jokihat (Bihar), Gomia and Silli (Jharkhand), Chengannur (Kerala), Ampati (Meghalaya), Shahkot (Punjab), Tharali (Uttarakhand) and Maheshtala (West Bengal). The counting of votes will take place on May 31.from Top Politics News- News18.com https://ift.tt/2IQSVRF
