Residents near Katpadi boycott polls after relocation of polling booth

Residents of Balekuppam village, that comes nether Katpadi Assembly Constituency successful Vellore district, boycotted elections connected Thursday against relocation of the existing polling booth acold from the residential colony of Scheduled Castes (SC) and deficiency of civic amenities successful the area.

Residents said that arsenic a people of the boycott, they hoisted achromatic flags successful beforehand of their houses, shops, and different nationalist places successful the village. They said Balekuppam colony panchayat consists of 9 wards, including a colony for Dalits, connected the outskirts of the village.