Polling agent voted for BJP 5 times on EVM…? There was an uproar after the video went viral

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Did the polling agent in Karimganj Lok Sabha constituency of Assam vote for BJP candidate 5 times on EVM? A video clip regarding such a claim is becoming increasingly viral on social media. According to the report, a show cause notice has been issued to the polling officials by the District Election Officer regarding this matter. A statement issued by the DEO office said the video was recorded during the mock poll before the voting began. It said, 'As per the process itself, polling agents have to cast some votes in favor of the candidate during the mock poll. Statements of other polling agents have been sought and show cause notices have been sent to polling officials.
According to the report, in the video which is going viral on social media, polling agent of independent candidate Abdul Hamid, Abdul Sahid is seen. He is seen pressing the EVM button 5 times continuously for BJP candidate and sitting MP Kripanath Mallah. According to the statement issued by the DEO office, we have received a complaint regarding the viral video. After which the matter was brought before the General Observer and a polling team was called. Regarding the matter, the presiding officer of the polling station said that the video has been recorded during the mock poll. Votes cast before the start of this voting were discarded. The statement said that polling agent Abdul Sahid himself has confirmed this.

81.17 percent voting in the second phase in Assam

In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, 81.17 percent voting has been recorded on 5 seats of Assam. Election officials gave this information on Saturday. He said that on Friday the highest turnout of 84.97 percent took place in Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency. After this, 82.01 percent voting took place in Darrang-Udalguri, 80.48 percent in Karimganj, 79.05 percent in Silchar (Scheduled Caste) and 75.74 percent in Diphu. 61 candidates have tried their luck in this phase of elections. Under the first phase of voting held on April 19, 78.25 percent voting was recorded in Kaziranga, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Sonitpur and Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituencies of the state.