Case Being Filed Against Pune Man for False EVM Complaint: Official
The Pune district administration is in the process of registering a case against a person who claimed that the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip showed that his vote had gone to a candidate other than the one he had chosen.
Pune, Apr 23 (PTI) The Pune district administration is in the process of registering a case against a person who claimed that the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slip showed that his vote had gone to a candidate other than the one he had chosen.
District collector and election officer Naval Kishore Ram said the person had cast his vote in a polling booth in Shivajinagar assembly segment.
"When the person complained with the presiding officer at the polling station, as per the prescribed provisions in Conduct of Election Rules 1961, a test vote was recorded in the presence of polling officials. As part of it, the person was asked to cast his vote and his claim turned out to be false, " Ram said.
In order to send a stern message among people making such false claims, the district administration is in the process of registering a case against the person, Ram said.
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