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    2019 elections: Polling agent arrested for influencing voters in Faridabad

    2019 elections: Polling agent arrested for influencing voters in Faridabad
    Written by Shalini Ojha
    May 13, 2019, 08:51 pm 2 min read
    2019 elections: Polling agent arrested for influencing voters in Faridabad

    In an incident which casts doubts on the fairness of elections, a man was arrested for trying to influence voters in Faridabad. The action was taken on Sunday after a video surfaced on social media. The video showed that the man either pressed the button for the voters or pointed out a symbol for them, at least thrice. Here's what went down.

    It appeared that the man pressed buttons for female voters

    The incident took place inside a polling booth in Asaoti in Faridabad's Prithala. The man, dressed in a blue t-shirt, can be seen sitting inside the room. As a woman moved towards the EVM, the man stood up, went to her, and purportedly pressed the button. He then returned to his bench, only to get up again. He repeated this exercise three times.

    Election Commissioner said the man has been arrested

    The video was widely shared on social media, prompting Election Commission to take cognizance of the same. Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa revealed the man has been arrested. "DEO Faridabad reported that the observer, Sanjay Kumar investigated the entire matter. Report of the observer will be examined by ECI and action will be taken against those found wanting in their duty," Lavasa tweeted.

    Here is the video which went viral

    एक नेता को जिताने के लिए ये तरीका सही नहीं है! ! ये संविधान, कानून और नैतिकता के खिलाफ भी है! ! ! गाँव असावटी पलवल (हरियाणा) pic.twitter.com/m2euOOBkf2

    — SHAHID KURESHI (@UqAsmTfpZGNwK0e) May 12, 2019

    Despite video proof, Election Commission maintained polls were fair

    Notably, polling agents are appointed by candidates to oversee the election process. It couldn't be immediately ascertained which party the man belonged to. Despite the obvious breach of rules, the top-polling body claimed that the "polling was never vitiated". The video also showed that none of the people present inside the booth tried to stop the man.

    Accused was arrested in afternoon itself: EC

    The person in the video is the Polling agent who has been arrested in the afternoon itself. FIR lodged. He was trying to effect at least 3 lady voters. Observer ARO with teams visited the booth at Asawati in prithala constituency. He is satisfied that voting was never vitiated

    — DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICE FARIDABAD (@OfficeFaridabad) May 12, 2019

    Meanwhile, voter turnout in Faridabad was recorded at 64.46%

    The EC added it will go through the report of Faridabad election observer and then decide its next step. On a related note, the voter turnout in Haryana on Sunday was recorded at 69.50%. Ten parliamentary seats in the northern state voted in the sixth phase. The turnout in Faridabad was 64.46%. The last phase of general elections will happen on May 19.

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