Sringeri election recounting: Verification, recount of postal ballots remains incomplete
The verification and recount of postal ballots for the Sringeri Assembly Constituency election in April-May 2023 remained incomplete by the end of the scheduled day. Congress candidate T.D. Raje Gowda called for a halt due to alleged discrepancies, while BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj's supporters pushed for the process to continue. The recount was being conducted under the directives of the Karnataka High Court.
- ▪The recount of postal ballots for the Sringeri Assembly Constituency was ordered by the Karnataka High Court.
- ▪The process, scheduled for a Saturday, remained incomplete by late evening.
- ▪Congress candidate T.D. Raje Gowda demanded a stop to the recount over discrepancies.
- ▪Supporters of BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj urged that the recount proceed.
- ▪T.D. Raje Gowda had won the 2023 election by a margin of 201 votes.
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The verification and recount of postal ballot votes polled for the Sringeri Assembly Constituency during the elections of April-May 2023 — scheduled for Saturday, as per the directions of the Karnataka High Court — remained incomplete till late in the evening.While Congress candidate T.D. Raje Gowda, who had won with a margin of 201 votes in 2023, demanded a halt to the recounting process citing discrepancies, supporters of BJP candidate D.N. Jeevaraj urged that the recount continue.
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