Summary:
The by-poll was held as ward 11 sitting councillor Mamta Kale died in March this year. Election officials said that the total percentage of voting was meagre 24.17 when the polling ended at 5 pm. We complained to the polling officer as we felt that they are supporting the BJP candidate by putting up such posters,” said Shailesh Amin, spokesperson, Vadodara Congress. The poster in Gujarati language read that voters have the right to vote for only one candidate among all candidates. VADODARA: The city Congress on Sunday accused election officials of subtly canvasing for the BJP in the civic by-polls.Controversy erupted when some Congress leaders noticed posters pasted at the polling centres in ward number 11 soon after the polling began..