Election Commission Conducts Malur Vote Recount On SC’s Directions | Representative Image
Bengaluru: As per the instructions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission has carried out the recounting of the Malur Assembly constituency in Kolar district, for which the election was held in 2023 throughout normal elections to the Karnataka State Assembly.
As per the instructions, the counting was carried out in entrance of the candidates and the outcome was not introduced and has been put in a sealed cowl for submitting it to the Supreme Court.
During 2023 normal elections, Malur was one of many over 25 constituencies that witnessed shut contests. At the tip, Congress candidate Nanje Gowda emerged victorious towards BJP candidate Manjunath Gowda by a margin of round 250 votes..
The counting was finished in 4 separate rooms and after popping out, the BJP candidate discovered discrepancies in tabulation of every room. When he went again to the Election Officer and sought re- totalling of the counting course of,he was denied a chance.
When he approached the court docket, Karnataka High Court requested the EVMs to be saved in a protected locker and two months in the past, the HC discovered discrepancies within the counting and tabulation of votes and struck down the outcome.
The HC not solely ordered for the recounting, but in addition disqualified Nanje Gowda from MLA publish. However, the Supreme Court stayed the disqualification for 4 weeks, earlier than directing the Election Commission to finish recounting inside these 4 weeks.
