Ravi Goyal, Sakti. The second phase of the three -tier panchayat elections was held in Malkharoda in the district yesterday. At the same time, during the counting of votes in the evening, the candidates who were second in Chikhali village appeared dissatisfied with the counting of votes and started demanding to re -count. However, the presiding officer present at the counting venue did not listen to him and left the boxes from there.
Darsal, the whole matter is of Chikhali village of Malkharoda block. Where Sanju Kumar Bhardwaj, who is doing candidature for the post of sarpanch, lost by 24 votes. Hiralal Sonwani won the election. But Sanju Kumar Bhardwaj, who was second, raised questions about the counting of votes. Sanju has seriously accused the presiding officer and the police personnel present on the spot of deliberately supporting Hiralal Sonwani.
At the same time, during the counting of votes yesterday, his application for recounting was rejected by the Presiding Officer. After which today Sanju Kumar Bhardwaj reached the SDM office Malkharoda with family and supporters. Where he sat on a dharna demanding a recounting. However, Malkharoda SDM left from there without listening to him. At the same time, seeing the officer’s indifference, he reached the collector office and has submitted an application for the demand for a recounting.