Haveri : Haveri authorities suspended a govt teacher and registered an NCR/FIR against a Congress worker over an alleged bogus vote in the West Graduates’ constituency election, as Congress and BJP traded accusations of electoral malpractice.
The alleged incident occurred on Oct 23 at polling booth 85 in the assistant commissioner’s office.
Hiremath said the three worked at a private company in Bengaluru and had not visited Haveri on polling day. Congress had filed one complaint and would submit further material to the Election Commission, including their employers’ attendance records, he said. Congress worker Shilpa Badammanavar, a Haveri taluk guarantee committee member, allegedly voted in the name of Asha Patil, wife of district Congress president Sanjeevkumar Niralgi. APRO VG Mallur, a govt teacher on election duty, was suspended for negligence and dereliction of duty for allegedly permitting the vote. Deputy commissioner Vijay Mahantesh Danammanavar issued the order. An NCR/FIR was registered against Badammanavar at Haveri Town police station. He identified Aishwarya Harigol and Varsha Harigol, relatives of BJP leader Nagaraj Harigol, and Keerthi Vannalli, a relative of former municipal council member Shivabasava Vannalli, as voters whose identities were allegedly misused.
BJP leaders staged a protest outside Congress office on Monday, said they had complained to election authorities and demanded an inquiry and immediate action. Haveri police have registered an FIR against Shilpa Badammanavar over alleged bogus voting in the West Graduates’ Constituency election, SP Yashodha Vantagodi said on Monday.