The Brihanmumbai Municipal Company on Tuesday clarified that the MNS candidate from Dahisar meeting constituency within the metropolis acquired 53 votes in one of many polling centres and never two, as claimed by him.
In a submit of X, the civic physique refuted shedding candidate Rajesh Yerunkar’s allegations of EVM manipulation. In a viral video, Yerunkar alleged a mismatch within the polling information and EVM numbers. He acquired solely two votes on the polling centre the place 4 members of his household voted, he mentioned, questioning the depend.
Manisha Chaudhary of the BJP gained from the constituency, getting 98,587 votes, defeating her nearest rival Vinod Ghosalkar whereas Yerunkar, within the third place, acquired 5,456 votes. “There isn’t any factual foundation to the allegations,” mentioned the civic physique in its assertion. Notably, BMC commissioner and administrator Bhushan Gagrani was the district election officer for Mumbai metropolis and Mumbai suburbs in the course of the November 20 elections.
As per the shape 17-C, which data the detailed vote depend for every candidate, Yerunkar acquired 53 votes on the specific centre, the BMC mentioned, including, “there isn’t any fact to the grievance that the candidate received solely two votes there.” Data within the type 17C and EVM voting information additionally matched and no written complaints have been acquired by the Dahisar Election Officer’s workplace, it mentioned.
As to Yerunkar’s allegation that the EVM battery confirmed 99 per cent charged standing even after polling, the BMC cited the FAQ (Incessantly Requested Questions) issued by the Election Fee of India which clarify that the voltage of an EVM energy pack falls very step by step when the battery storage is excessive however falls quickly when the storage goes under a threshold.
“In case of lighter present load like with a single Poll Unit and fewer than 1000 votes being forged, the battery present drain is low and output voltage might not drop under 7.4V and may thus show 99% capability,” the BMC submit mentioned. The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) didn’t win a single seat within the 288-member meeting whereas the ruling Mahayuti swept the elections, successful 230 seats.
