Komrem Students' Union demands repoll
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kangpokpi, June 04 2015 :
Alleging malpractice at 20/3 Saiton Khullen and 20/1- Siden Changpikot polling booth under 20-Sagang DCC in Saikot AC, Komrem Students' Union (KSU) demanded repoll at these two polling stations.
M Angam Kom, president KSU alleged that on the poll day on June 1 at 20/3 Saiton Khullen polling booth when only around 30 votes of Moirang Mantak had been cast the Presiding Officer allegedly declared that the ballot papers had already finished.
It was only at 2:30 pm when many voters were in long queue waiting for their turn to exercise their franchise when the Presiding Officer announced his decision to recommend for repoll at the said booth to the voters, continued the union president.
Subsequently, the polling personnel led by the Presiding Officer carried away the ballot box without sealing and the polling agent of BJP and Independent candidates submitted a complaint letter to the RO and DEO concerned, added the KSU president.
However, the ballot box was found already sealed at the submission counter and on being inquired the Presiding Officer himself disclosed that he promised to the voters for repoll so as to avoid any untoward incident, he claimed.
Therefore, the Komrem Students' Union urged the Election Commission of India and State Election Commission to take notice of the malpractice committed by the Presiding Officer and initiate an immediate inquiry into it so that re-poll at 20/3 Saiton Khullen Polling Station can be conducted.
The student body also expressed unhappiness over the people from majority community in the area who have allegedly prevented people from the minority community to cast their vote peacefully in every election.
In the meantime, M Angam Kom further alleged that at 20/1- Siden Changpikot Polling station the percentage of cast votes reached 100 and urged the authority to look into the matter and conduct re-poll at the same polling station, too.