Rayagada: Another disruption in panchayat elections in Odisha came to the fore after the members of Dongria Kondh tribe allegedly escaped with ballot boxes from booth no 14 at Railima village under Sunakhandi Panchayat in Rayagada district on Sunday.
According to reports, the villagers of Talamusudi and Upara Musudi entered the booth on the pretext of casting vote and allegedly escaped with the ballot boxes.
The villagers alleged that names of some residents of their villages were missing from the voter’s list, following which they took such a step, reports said.
On being informed about the incident, Rayagada SDPO and Tehsildar reached the spot and tried to pacify the villagers as the ballot boxes were with them. understand
At the end of the third phase, the total voter’s turnout was 62 per cent, informed the Secretary of State Election Commission (SEC).
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