Mumbai, A candidate from the north-west Mumbai seat has appealed to the Lok Sabha general secretary not to swear in Shiv Sena's Ravindra Waikar, who won the constituency elections by 48 votes against his Shiv Sena (UBT) rival.
In a letter to the Lok Sabha general secretary, Bharat Shah of the Hindu Samaj Party alleged that serious malpractices and illegalities had taken place during the counting of votes on June 4.
"The voting and counting carried out in the North West Mumbai constituency were not free and fair as expected under the Representation of People Act, 1950 and were not in accordance with the Model Code of Conduct," the letter stated dated June 19.
"It will be fair and proper not to allow Ravindra Waikar to take the oath of allegiance under Article 99 as a Member of Parliament, which preserves and restores the confidence of voters in India that there is some functional evaluation system that takes seriously and knowledge of the electoral processes quickly," Shah said in the letter.
Notably, Shah polled only 937 of the total 9,54,939 votes polled in the constituency.
Waikar defeated Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar by a very narrow margin of 48 votes.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) alleged malpractices during counting of votes and attacked the returning officer.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinayak Raut, who lost the Lok Sabha polls to Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, also wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday requesting a fresh election in the constituency, alleging that the winning candidate Narayan Rane of the BJP emerged. victorious by resorting to "corrupt and illegal practices"
Both the letters, to the Lok Sabha general secretary and the ECI, were sent by Asim Sarode, a lawyer representing the Shiv Sena (UBT) and assisting the party in its petitions for disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena legislators.
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held from June 24 to July 3.
It will witness the oath/affirmation of the newly elected members of the Lok Sabha, the election of the President and the speech of the President of India.
A political fight broke out on Sunday over allegations of manipulation of the EVM. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders cited a media report alleging that a relative of Waikar was found using a mobile phone "connected" to an electronic voting machine during the counting of votes on June 4.
However, Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of the constituency, dismissed the report as "fake news" and stated that the EVM is a stand-alone system, non-programmable and has no wireless communication capabilities.
In a letter to the Lok Sabha general secretary, Bharat Shah of the Hindu Samaj Party alleged that serious malpractices and illegalities had taken place during the counting of votes on June 4.
"The voting and counting carried out in the North West Mumbai constituency were not free and fair as expected under the Representation of People Act, 1950 and were not in accordance with the Model Code of Conduct," the letter stated dated June 19.
"It will be fair and proper not to allow Ravindra Waikar to take the oath of allegiance under Article 99 as a Member of Parliament, which preserves and restores the confidence of voters in India that there is some functional evaluation system that takes seriously and knowledge of the electoral processes quickly," Shah said in the letter.
Notably, Shah polled only 937 of the total 9,54,939 votes polled in the constituency.
Waikar defeated Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar by a very narrow margin of 48 votes.
The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) alleged malpractices during counting of votes and attacked the returning officer.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Vinayak Raut, who lost the Lok Sabha polls to Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, also wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday requesting a fresh election in the constituency, alleging that the winning candidate Narayan Rane of the BJP emerged. victorious by resorting to "corrupt and illegal practices"
Both the letters, to the Lok Sabha general secretary and the ECI, were sent by Asim Sarode, a lawyer representing the Shiv Sena (UBT) and assisting the party in its petitions for disqualification of rebel Shiv Sena legislators.
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will be held from June 24 to July 3.
It will witness the oath/affirmation of the newly elected members of the Lok Sabha, the election of the President and the speech of the President of India.
A political fight broke out on Sunday over allegations of manipulation of the EVM. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders cited a media report alleging that a relative of Waikar was found using a mobile phone "connected" to an electronic voting machine during the counting of votes on June 4.
However, Vandana Suryavanshi, returning officer of the constituency, dismissed the report as "fake news" and stated that the EVM is a stand-alone system, non-programmable and has no wireless communication capabilities.
