Repoll for Naina Devi BDC president post sought

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, February 10

Sapna Devi, a member of the BDC, Naina Devi, in a complaint to the election commission, has alleged bungling in the elections.

In a written complaint to the state election commission, Sapna Devi alleged that in the elections for the post of president of Naina Devi BDC, out of 15 members she got eight votes while the candidate of ruling party got seven votes.

She alleged that the authorities conducting the election cancelled one vote that resulted in a tie between the two candidates. The BJP candidate was then declared elected.

She has demanded from the state election commission that the election should be conducted again. A Vigilance probe should be ordered to look into the cancellation of the vote, she has demanded.

Senior Congress leader from Bilaspur Ram Lal Thakur has alleged that officials in the Naina Devi area were bending rules to benefit the ruling party.