Kerala Assembly elections: Unions allege about 750 polling officials in Ernakulam ‘denied’ right to vote

Nearly 750 authorities officials successful Ernakulam territory who were connected polling duties were incapable to formed their votes successful the Kerala Assembly elections owed to lapses successful the issuance of postal ballots, employees unions person alleged. The forums released the fig adjacent arsenic the contented has triggered Statewide protests and led to litigation.

A full of 743 officials, who were deployed crossed the territory for polling duties, could not workout their franchise, arsenic per the information collected by the NGO Union and the Joint Council, 2 salient unions backed by the CPI(M) and the CPI respectively. These see officials deployed successful the posts of presiding officers and above. Sources with the Congress-backed NGO Association besides concurred with the figure.