P Bharathi, Gujarat’s chief electoral officer, then sent a report to the EC, which declared voting at the polling station on 7 May null and void under Section 58, Subsection 2 of the Representation of the People Act. On 11 May, fresh polling was scheduled at the polling station from 7 AM to 6 PM.
According to Doshi, the Congress’ polling agents filed two different complaints with the Santrampur Police about similar incidents of alleged bogus voting in approximately 15 polling stations under the Gothib Taluka panchayat.
A Congress polling agent from Gothi village claimed he was beaten by the arrested duo and threatened with dire consequences, a report by The Indian Express stated.
Opposition leaders like Doshi claim that the BJP is using voter-suppressing tactics to win more seats. He said that while “anti-social” groups attempted to prevent the voting process in certain areas, BJP members allegedly “threatened” Muslim and Dalit voters in Ahmadabad. “Wherever they think people will…