By PTI
INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a discover to the State Election Commission (SEC) on a petition alleging id theft by a girl candidate who received election for the put up of village sarpanch in Rajgarh district.
Vinita (28) submitted cast paperwork and contested election for the sarpanch of Bhilkheda by stealing the id of Anita (30), a former resident of the district, the petition claimed.
Petitioner Rajal Bai had misplaced the election to Vinita in July this yr.
Vinita additionally took oath of the put up whereas sporting the standard veil underneath the guise of Anita, the petitioner’s lawyer Manish Kumar Vijayvargiya instructed reporters on Thursday.
Justice Subodh Abhyankar of the Indore bench of the HC on Tuesday issued notices to the SEC and state authorities in search of reply in two weeks, he added.
As per the lawyer, Anita lived in Rajgarh district ten years in the past and her title nonetheless figures within the voters’ listing in Madhya Pradesh although she now lives in Rajasthan.
Vinita’s title was not there within the electoral listing.
As being a registered voter within the state is obligatory for contesting elections, she submitted paperwork within the title of Anita, the petition claimed.
Further, she even fudged caste id because the seat was reserved for Scheduled Tribes and each Vinita and Anita are OBC, it mentioned.
Anita, who’s illiterate and lives in Jhalawar in Rajasthan, complained to Rajgarh district authorities when she learnt concerning the id theft however to no avail, the petition mentioned.
INDORE: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued a discover to the State Election Commission (SEC) on a petition alleging id theft by a girl candidate who received election for the put up of village sarpanch in Rajgarh district.
Vinita (28) submitted cast paperwork and contested election for the sarpanch of Bhilkheda by stealing the id of Anita (30), a former resident of the district, the petition claimed.
Petitioner Rajal Bai had misplaced the election to Vinita in July this yr.
Vinita additionally took oath of the put up whereas sporting the standard veil underneath the guise of Anita, the petitioner’s lawyer Manish Kumar Vijayvargiya instructed reporters on Thursday.
Justice Subodh Abhyankar of the Indore bench of the HC on Tuesday issued notices to the SEC and state authorities in search of reply in two weeks, he added.
As per the lawyer, Anita lived in Rajgarh district ten years in the past and her title nonetheless figures within the voters’ listing in Madhya Pradesh although she now lives in Rajasthan.
Vinita’s title was not there within the electoral listing.
As being a registered voter within the state is obligatory for contesting elections, she submitted paperwork within the title of Anita, the petition claimed.
Further, she even fudged caste id because the seat was reserved for Scheduled Tribes and each Vinita and Anita are OBC, it mentioned.
Anita, who’s illiterate and lives in Jhalawar in Rajasthan, complained to Rajgarh district authorities when she learnt concerning the id theft however to no avail, the petition mentioned.