Maharashtra Village Passes Decision For Poll Papers’ Use Over EVMs In Future Elections – News18
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The decision was handed after residents of Kolewadi expressed doubts over the votes forged via Digital Voting Machines.
The village comes beneath the Karad (South) meeting constituency, earlier represented by senior Congress chief and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan (Consultant picture)
Kolewadi gram sabha in Maharashtra’s Satara district has resolved to conduct future elections on poll papers, changing into the second village within the state to cross a decision in opposition to EVMs.
The village comes beneath the Karad (South) meeting constituency, earlier represented by senior Congress chief and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan. He misplaced the electoral contest in November in opposition to BJP candidate Atul Bhosale by 39,355 votes.
The decision was handed after residents of Kolewadi expressed doubts over the votes forged via Digital Voting Machines.
This decision was handed days after a piece of villagers from Markadwadi in Solapur’s Malshiras constituency tried to conduct mock “re-polling” utilizing poll papers expressing doubt on the credibility of EVMs. Their bid was thwarted by the administration and police, resulting in the registration of circumstances.
“The decision was handed on December 2 within the gram sabha assembly respecting the feelings of villagers who demanded that upcoming elections be held on poll papers and never on EVMs,” Shankarrao Patil, husband of the village sarpanch Ratnamala Patil, stated on Tuesday.
Patil stated villagers have been shocked as Prithviraj Chavan did not get a desired lead of votes in Kolewadi throughout meeting elections.
A Gram Sevak additionally confirmed the passing of the decision.
“The Kolewadi gram sabha handed a decision stating that future elections must be carried out via poll papers with out EVMs,” a villager stated.
He stated the Election Fee ought to revert to the poll paper mechanism in view of a “collective demand”.
“We’ve resolved that the folks of Kolewadi will vote provided that the method is carried out utilizing poll papers. We received’t vote if EVMs are utilized in future elections,” he stated.
If the administration doesn’t enable us to vote on poll papers, we are going to boycott the polling course of, he added.
Satara district collector Jitendra Dudi stated his workplace had not obtained a duplicate of the purported decision from the gram panchayat.
“Since now we have not obtained the copy, it could not be applicable for me to remark. As soon as we obtain the copy, we are going to take the required measures,” he stated.
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