Video shows BJP worker’s son allegedly casting bogus votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad
The Opposition called on the Election Commission to act in the matter, involving the 16-year-old.
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The Opposition on Sunday called on the Election Commission to act after a video showing an individual allegedly voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party eight times in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency went viral.
The video, shared by Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on social media platform X, showed the young person recording himself while allegedly casting votes several times in a series of instances.
The video is from Khiri Pamaran village in Etah district in Uttar Pradesh. The village is part of the Aliganj Assembly constituency, which falls under the Farrukhabad parliamentary seat. Mukesh Rajput, the sitting MP, is the BJP candidate in the constituency.
Polling in the Farrukhabad seat took place in the fourth phase of the general election on May 13. In 2022 Assembly polls, the BJP had secured 62% of the votes in Khiri Pamaran, followed by the Samajwadi Party at 31%, according to official booth-level data released by the Election Commission.
The individual seen in the video is Rajan Singh Thakur. Rajan’s father, Anil Singh Thakur, 43, told Scroll that his son is 16 years old. Anil is the gram pradhan of Khiri Pamaran and is a member of the BJP.
In a social media post, Yadav said that the Election Commission must take some...
