CPI-ML, Congress and RJD seek recount of votes

November 10, 2020 21:44

CPI-ML has written to the Election Commission, seeking a recount on in Bhorey, Arrah, Daraundha Assembly seats 'due to dubious counting practices'.

On all three of these seats, CPI-ML candidates have been defeated in very narrow margins.

In Bhorey, the JDU candidate Sunil Kumar is a former Additional DGP and therefore commands a lot of clout in the administration. The local JDU MP Alok Kumar Suman was seen entering the counting hall which is illegal and prohibited. This was clearly an attempt to influence fair count of votes. As of now, the ECI site shows Sunil Kumar at 73550 votes and CPIMLs Jitendra Paswan at 72524 votes. We seek your urgent intervention to ensure a recount of votes on this constituency, the letter to EC said.

Likewise, we also seek a recount of votes on the Arrah and Daraundha constituencies where there are reports of discrepancies between VVPAT and EVM counts, and other irregularities also, the letter said.

The Congress and RJD leaders are also going to EC office in Patna to raise concerns over irregularities in vote counting.

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