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Dharapuram RDO Inquiry After Woman Alleges Official Forced Vote For Whistle Symbol
- •By-elections for the Dharapuram and Madurantakam constituencies are progressing briskly.
- •AIADMK members staged a protest in Dharapuram alleging that TVK was distributing tokens.
- •A voting machine malfunction at polling booth no. 128 in Kottappulipalayam caused delays for voters.
- •An elderly woman named Jaideen Babu alleged that official Thangamani forced her to vote for the whistle symbol at the Kolunjivadi polling booth.
- •RDO Felix Raja conducted an inquiry, during which the elderly woman stated she ultimately voted for her preferred symbol and had not filed a formal complaint.
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RDO Felix Raja conducted an inquiry with an elderly woman named Jaideen Babu after she alleged that a polling booth official named Thangamani forced her to vote for the whistle symbol at the Kolunjivadi polling booth. The elderly woman stated that she had intended to vote for the Rising Sun and ultimately cast her ballot for her symbol of choice without filing a formal complaint.
The by-elections feature a 5-way contest involving the TVK, DMK, AIADMK, the Left parties, and Naam Tamilar Katchi. Additionally, the Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement planned to field a candidate to campaign for Cauvery water rights and the legalization of toddy.
AIADMK members staged a protest alleging that outsiders distributed tokens on behalf of TVK in Veerachimangalam. Additionally, a voting machine malfunction occurred at polling booth no. 128 in the Kottappulipalayam Panchayat Union Primary School, causing voters to wait outside.
