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- 'Really shocking': Thousands share viral video
- Polling agent tried to influence at least 3 voters
- System acted well in time: District election office
A Haryana polling agent was arrested on Sunday afternoon for trying to influence voters during the sixth phase of the general election, the Faridabad district election office said.
A video filmed inside a polling booth in Asawati (Prithla) showed the man repeatedly walking over to the screen installed to give voters privacy, and reaching towards the EVM behind it.
Thousands shared the video. "This is really shocking. But who will take note of this?" asked author Rahul Pandita.
Soon enough, the office of Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer did: it shot off a tweet to Faridabad's district election office and got a quick reply.
ये विडियो किसी ने à¤ेजा है और हरियाणा के फरीदाबाद का होने का दावा किया है| इससे क्या फर्क पड़ता है कि ये कब का और कहाँ का है? लेकिन हैरान और दुखी हूँ ये देखकर कि सिस्टम कई बार कितना नपुंसक हो जाता है? ये नीच हरकत है
@OfficeFaridabad take necessary action in this matter
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The district office reported the polling agent's arrest and said he had tried to influence at least three woman voters.
Matter taken very seriously by the administration of Faridabad district. ARO Bharat Bhushan Gogia HCS rushed to the spot . Soon he was joined by the observer SH. Sanjay Kumar who investigated the entire matter.
The person in the video is the Polling agent who has been arrested in the afternoon itself. FIR lodged. He was trying to effect at least 3 lady voters. Observer & ARO with teams visited the booth at Asawati in prithala constituency. He is satisfied that voting was never vitiated
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"The system acted well in time and the wrongdoer is behind bars," the district office said.
All ten parliamentary constituencies in Haryana voted on May 12, the penultimate polling day in the staggered general election schedule.
Voting will be held in the seventh and final phase on May 19 before votes are counted on May 23.
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