KANGPOKPI, June 4: Alleging malpractices at 20/3 Saiton Khullen and 20/1- Siden Changpikot polling booth under 20-Sagang DCC in Saikot AC Komrem Students`™ Union appealed for re-poll at the said two polling stations.
M Angam Kom, President Komrem Students`™ Union alleged that on the poll day on June 1 at 20/3 Saiton Khullen polling booth when only around 30 vote of Moirang Mantak has been cast the concerned Presiding Officer allegedly declared that the ballot papers had already been finished.
It was only 2:30 pm and many voters were in long queue waiting for their turn to exercise their
It was only 2:30 pm and many voters were in long queue waiting for their turn to exercise their franchise rights 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 the ballot box without sealing and the polling agent of BJP and Independent candidate submitted a complaint letter to the concerned RO and DEO, added KSU supremo.
However, before the Presiding Officer submit the ballot box it has been found sealed at the submission counter and on inquired the Presiding Officer himself disclosed that he promised to the voters for repoll so as to avoid any untoward incident at the polling station and later sealed the ballot box on reaching the DEO Complex alleged M. Angam Kom.
Therefore, the Komrem Students`™ Union beseech the Election Commission of India and State Election Commission to noted the malpractice of the Presiding Officer and initiate immediate inquiry while conducting repoll at 20/3 Saiton Khullen Polling Station.
The student body also expressed discontentment over the majority community in the area who have allegedly avoid minority community to cast their vote satisfactorily in every election.
In the meantime, M. Angam Kom further alleged that at 20/1- Siden Changpikot Polling station the vote poll reached 100 pc and expressed astonishment over it while urging the concerned authority to note the matter and conduct repoll at the same polling station.