VVM alleges ‘bogus voting’ in SPPU Senate polls, registrar promises probe

Pune | Wednesday | 22nd November, 2017

Summary:

While no videography was done at the voting centres, the registrar said, certain security measures were taken this year to avoid bogus voting. The elections took place in 58 registered voting centres in Pune, Ahmednagar,Nashik and Dadra-nagar Haveli districts. For example: all voting centres were provided with voter lists carrying photographs of the voters, besides signatures. The panel — Vidyapeeth Vikas Manch (VVM) — has alleged bogus voting and foul play in the varsity election process. Arvind Shaligram, registrar of the university, said, “We had received complaints about the possibility of wrong-doing at these centres ahead of the Senate elections..