MANIPULATION IN B’NGIR VOTE COUNTING ALLEGED
Sunday, 19 February 2017 | PNS | BALANGIR | in Bhubaneswar
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Even though the results of Zilla Parisad candidates
have not been announced officially, the Congress, going by unofficial
announcement of results, alleged that its candidate lost the Zone 23 seat in
Balangir district due to manipulation of the official machinery.
Congress ZP election coordinator for Balangir and
Subarnapur districts Samarendra Mishra made this allegation at a Press
conference here on Saturda.
“Election to Zone 23 was held yesterday. The
Congress candidate was ahead of others and won the seat. But astonishingly, we
heard that the BJD candidate has won,” informed Mishra.
He alleged that officials were pressurised to
manipulate the results and demanded a recounting of votes there.
Mishra informed that he has submitted avpetition to
the State Election Commission and district administration in this regard.
“We were leading by180 votes. It is not understood
what magic made the BJD candidate win by 56 votes,” wanted to know Saroj Ratha,
the Congress candidate.
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