Chandigarh, April 10
The reserve constituency of Sirsa recorded the highest polling percentage of 76% while Faridabad recorded the lowest polling percentage of 60.8% in the Lok Sabha elections held here today.

Haryana Chief Electoral Officer(CEO) Shrikant Walgad said here today that according to the provisional figures received from the District Electoral Officers, Hisar had recorded 75.9 per cent polling, Kurukshetra 75.8 per cent, Ambala 70.9 per cent and Gurgaon 70.2 per cent . Similarly, Karnal had recorded 70.2 per cent polling, Bhiwani-Mahendergarh 69.5 per cent , Sonepat 68.4 per cent polling and Rohtak 67.3 per cent, he added.

Over 1.12 crore of the 1.6 crore voters exercised their franchise today. Haryana would be able to surpass the last record of highest voting (73.26% in 1977) when the final figures were compiled by tomorrow, a senior official added.

Walgad said besides three minor incidents in Hisar, Hathin and Jhajjar, the polling in the entire state concluded peacefully. He said a few EVMs found out of order during mock polling this morning were replaced immediately.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has thanked the voters for their cooperation in the smooth conduct of polling for the Lok Sabha elections in the state.

In a statement, senior INLD leader Abhay Chautala also thanked the voters for their overwhelming support to the INLD.

A maximum number of 41 candidates were in the fray from Hisar whereas the least number of 14 nominees contested the Ambala and Rohtak parliamentary seats.

Sirsa, April 10
Nearly 76 per cent voters exercised their right to franchise in the Sirsa parliamentary constituency where state Congress chief Ashok Tanwar is locked in a triangular contest with Charanjit Singh Rori(INLD) and Sushil Indora (HJC).

A maximum of 78.9 per cent polling was reported from the Rania Assembly segment while the Sirsa Assembly seat represented by former minister Gopal Kanda recorded a minimum of 66.2 per cent votes.

“As per initial reports received after the polling ended at 6 pm, 12,31,623 voters out of the total electorates of 1,59,96,568 have cast their votes in the nine Assembly segments of the Sirsa parliamentary seat. The figure is likely to change marginally as people who enter polling booth by 6 pm are entitled to cast their votes,” said an official spokesperson.

In the Kalanwali Assembly segment represented by INLD nominee Charanjit Singh Rori as a SAD nominee, 78.5 per cent electorate cast their votes.

The polling was 78.2 per cent in Dabwali, 77.6 per cent in Ellenabad, 67.4 per cent in Fatehabad, 74.2 per cent in Narwana, 76.1 per cent in Ratia, and 74.7 per cent in the Tohana Assembly segments of the Sirsa parliamentary seat as per initial reports.

Ashok Tanwar and his wife Avantika Tanwar cast their votes in Government Primary School in Sector 20 of HUDA in the morning while INLD nominee from Hisar Dushyant Singh Chautala and his mother, Naina Singh Chautala, exercised their franchise in a polling booth set up in Bal Bhawan on Barnala road.

Ellenabad MLA Abhay Singh Chautala cast his vote at Chautala village in Sirsa.

The polling began on a sedate note and started picking momentum after 9 am.

Over 60 per cent voters had cast votes in Karamgarh by 2 pm while at Sahuwala, INLD activists Jasbir Singh Jassa said over 68 per cent voters had cast their votes by 2.30 pm.

Reports of snags in EVMs were received from Matana in Fatehabad and Ratta Khera, Dhanur, Kheri and Nathore in Sirsa.

Notwithstanding the directions of the Disability Commissioner, Haryana to provide ramps for differently abled on all polling booths, even elderly persons found it difficult to reach some booths

Ambala, April 10
Amidst few reports of interruptions due to faulty EVMs and tension between supporters of rival political parties at some polling stations, the Lok Sabha elections passed off more or less peacefully in three districts of Ambala constituency.

A total of 69.8 per cent voting was registered as 11,86,224 people, out of 16,85,381 registered voters exercised their right.

One of the presiding officers at the Dayalgarh polling station in Yamunanagar district was found to be drunk, following which the district authorities ordered his immediate removal. He was later placed under arrest.

The candidates could be seen criss-crossing the constituency, visiting polling stations to take stock of the situation in an attempt to draw a clearer picture of the polling trends. A number of voters also used NOTA (none of the above) option.

According to the polling staff, many villages in the constituency registered more than 80 per cent voting, while the percentage in the urban areas was comparatively less.

At the polling station near the Railway Workshop in Jagadhri, some voters complained of bogus voting as their votes had been cast even before they reached the polling station. The staff on duty asked them to file a formal complaint in this regard.

Deputy Commission Dr Saket Kumar said elaborate security arrangements had been put in place at all the polling booths with additional deployment of force at the hyper-sensitive ones. As per the directions of the Election Commission, for the first time web cameras were installed at 100 polling booths in Ambala, Yamunanagar and Panchkula, he added.

He said there were a few reports of EVMs not functioning properly which were promptly addressed by replacing the faulty machines after which polling resumed at these stations without much delay.

Meanwhile, there were reports of liquor flowing freely in some of the remote villages of the constituency last night, with candidates using it to entice the electorate to vote in their favour.

Bhiwani, April 10
With 69.1 per cent polling reported from the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh parliamentary constituency, the fate of 27 candidates was sealed in the EVMs here today.

The polling passed off peacefully with no untoward incident reported from any part of the constituency, comprising nine Assembly segments in Bhiwani and Mahendragarh districts.

Official sources said 9,98,755 of the 1,44,9623 voters exercised their franchise. a turnout of 76.4 per cent was recorded in Tosham followed by Loharu (70.8) and Mahendragarh (70 per cent), 67 per cent in Ateli, 68.5 per cent in Badhra, 65.8 in Bhiwani, 66.7 in Dadri, 66.5 in Nangal Choudhry and 67.5 in Narnaul.

Almost all Assembly segments recorded above 65 per cent polling at the close of polling. The polling was brisk in urban areas in the morning but it picked up in the rural areas as the day advanced .Nearly 40 per cent electorate had cast their votes by 2 pm. Women and youth voters were seen more enthusiastic in rural areas.

Incumbent MP and Congress nominee Shruti Choudhry along with her mother and Haryana Public Health Minister Kiran Choudhry cast their votes at Government Senior Secondary School near Hansi Gate around 7:20 am. After exercising her franchise, Shruti told mediapersons that she was fully confident that people would keep development works carried out in Bhiwani in their mind while polling their votes.

BJP nominee Dharambir Singh cast his vote at a booth in Vidhya Nagar here and hoped that the people would vote in favour of the BJP for making Narendra Modi the next Prime Minister.

Karnal, April 10
The fate of 23 candidates from the Karnal parliamentary constituency was sealed in EVMs as 70.5 per cent polling was reported across 1,559 polling booths today.

Polling was peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from any part of the constituency, comprising nine Assembly segments of Karnal and Panipat districts.

Incidents of non-functional EVMs were reported in Baldi village and five other places and polling was delayed up to half an hour.

The women, the aged and the handicapped braved the scorching sun to exercise their democratic right. There was large-scale participation by the youth and women.

Urban areas witnessed less polling compared to rural areas. Polling was slow in urban areas in the morning. Small queues were seen outside several polling booths in the Karnal Assembly segment.

It picked momentum as the day progressed. Rural voters showed their enthusiasm and long queues were seen in polling booths of rural areas.

Around 45 per cent of the electorate cast their vote by 1 pm. Due to heat, polling became slow in the afternoon. The maximum temperature recorded today was 33 degree Celsius. As the temperature went down, polling picked up and 65 per cent of the electorate cast their vote by 5:30 pm.

A large number of first-time voters exercised their franchise. "It is our first experience and we cast our vote for our country's development," said Srishti and Ayushi, first-time voters.

Hundred-year-old Karta Ram of Garhi Birbal village in Indri, 85-year-old Jindo Bai of Kachwa village in Karnal and 84-year-old Parseen Koer of Sikri village in Nilokehri reached the polling booth to cast their vote. Jindo Bai said she had never missed the chance to cast her vote.

The Assembly segments recorded above 65.4 per cent polling in all at the close of the day. The highest turnout was reported from Nilokehri segment, where 73.2 per cent votes were polled. The lowest turnout was in the Panipat Urban segment, which recorded 65.4 per cent.

Sonepat, April 10
A total of 68.4 per cent polling was reported in Sonepat, where the fate of 23 candidates was locked in EVMs today. A clash between two groups of Jats and Brahmins was reported from the Daroli polling station in Safidon Assembly segment of Jind district, resulting in injuries to 12 persons. No other major incident of violence was reported. Several voters at many places complained that their names were missing from the voters' lists.

During a visit to polling stations at Kakroi village, many people complained that names of one or two members of many families in the village were missing from the voters' list.

A former sarpanch of the village said the names of five voters of the families of Ishwar and his brother Suraj Bhan of Lodhi Rajput were not found in the voters' list.

Similar complaints were received from many other villages, including Bidhlan, Rohat and Khanda, the native village of INLD candidate Padam Singh Dahiya.

The tehsildar said he did not receive any such complaint. “We had added new voters till the last date of filing of the nominations,” he said.

Voters at polling booth 155 at Nahri village decided to boycott the elections after just four votes were polled. The boycott continued for over an hour.

The villagers were protesting against alleged malpractices in allotment of free 100 square yard plots under Mahatma Gandhi Awas Yojna and the drinking water problem.

Polling was resumed after about an hour as DDPO Rupender Malik reached the spot and assured the voters that their grievances would be redressed.

Ram Ratan of at Dubeta village allegedly beat up his mother Narain Devi with sticks as she was not willing to vote according to his wishes.

He fled the village after the incident and his mother was admitted to the Women's Medical College Hospital at Khanpur Kalan village.

The first four hours of polling were dominated by male voters, but from then till 3 pm, long queues of female voters were seen at Silana, Kheri Dahiya, Nakloi and Sehri villages.

Congress candidate Jagbir Singh Malik was the first to cast his vote at booth 43 in Gohana. AAP candidate Jai Singh voted at his native village Kasandi, Dahiya at Khanda and BJP candidate Ramesh Kaushik at Samaspur.

Kurukshetra, April 10
With more than 75 per cent voter turnout, the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency witnessed the third highest voter turnout in the state.

About 75.8 per cent electorates cast their votes in the constituency where sitting Congress MP Naveen Jindal is in a contest with Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Raj Kumar Saini and Indian National Lok Dal candidate Balbir Saini.

The women, aged and the first-timers alike, were more enthusiastic to cast their votes.

As per the data provided by the Election Department, about 11,28,549 electorates had cast their votes at 1,542 polling booths.

Kosli (Rewari), April 10
Residents of Kosli in the Rohtak parliamentary constituency boycotted the elections today in protest against the state government's attitude towards their demands following a call given by the panchayat. Villagers came, but did not exercise their franchise. Poll officials waited throughout the day, but not a single voter went to vote.

Officials of the district administration tried to persuade villagers but failed. Kosli is dominated by the Ahir community and has 8,140 votes.

"There was no pressure on villagers not to vote, but they respected the panchayat by following its decision of boycotting the elections. There is resentment among villagers against the state government, which has not been paying heed to their demands," said Devender Yadav, Kosli sarpanch.

The villagers had been demanding the arrest of the accused in Mahavir murder case, who were reportedly roaming freely even after a month. Mahavir was killed in an attack by residents of Bhakli village on Kosli villagers who were taking out a peaceful march against the name of Bhakli village on foundation stones of a 'kisan' rest house and a railway overbridge last month.

Village resident Krishan said, "Since the panchayat had taken the appropriate decision to catch the attention of the state authorities, I and my family chose not to vote." "No vote was polled at all nine polling booths (40 to 48) in Kosli. We have apprised senior officials of the situation," said Ishwar Singh, Kosli tehsildar.

Panchkula, April 10
Up in arms against political parties and the district administration for ignoring their area, nearly 800 voters of Tikkar village, near Morni, boycotted the elections today.

The villagers have also threatened to boycott the Assembly elections if the government failed to solve their problems.

District Election Officer SS Phulia rushed to the village and tried to convince the villagers but to no avail.

The irate villagers assembled in the village in the morning and collectively took the decision in presence of sarpanch Promila Devi.

They complained that the political leaders come to then during elections, make tall claims and promises but never turned up after winning. They also complained of worst basic civic amenities like roads, healthcare education, water, among others.

Sultanpuria (Sirsa), April 10
Not a single person came to vote at polling booths 101 and 102 in the government school of Sultanpuria village in Sirsa parliamentary constituency today. Around 1,900 villagers boycotted the elections in protest against the alleged indifference of successive governments towards their demand for a water channel from the Ghaggar.

Poll officials sat idle in the polling booths as no villager came to exercise franchise. “We came with all material and EVMs. We have been waiting for voters, but none has come so far,” a poll official said this afternoon.

“We provided the officials meals, tea and drinking water, but the villagers had taken a collective decision not to vote this time,” said sarpanch Raj Bala’s husband Kalu Ram. Villagers assembled outside the school building where they had been sitting on a dharna for the last 31 days in support of their demand and raised slogans.

“Not a single government official or ruling party leader had approached us even though we had been sitting on a dharna for the last one month and the media had been highlighting our announcement prominently,” alleged Bhajan Lal Insan, president of the 11-member committee constituted by villagers for the agitation.

“It is ironical that on one hand, the government appoints brand ambassadors to promote voting, but on the other, no attempt has been made to convince us. It seems that the authorities are happy that we are not voting,” said a first-time voter. He did not want to be named for fear of retaliation in the form of poor college results.

Villagers had been demanding a water channel to supply floodwaters from the Ghaggar to irrigate their paddy fields.

They alleged that while the government had constructed a network of canals in adjoining villages, Sultanpuria had been left out for reasons not known. 

Kurukshetra, April 10
Janata Senior Secondary School, Kurukshetra, is no new poll venue for local residents. The school has been used as a polling station for years in the Lok Sabha and Assembly poll. But the scene at the school today is something that would give goose pimples to all those who have taken the voters for granted. A group of youngster, all first time voters, are determined to change their destiny for a brighter future.

Manav (21), a software engineer, runs Miles Comsec Inc that develops security software. "I'm lucky, I managed to set up my business but there are others who are full of ideas but no avenues. So, I decided to vote for change. I am not committed to any political ideology, but I cannot let politicians take us for granted," he said summing up the mood of youngsters who had formed an impromptu association to take the thought further.

The group comprises Arun Sharma, a graduate who after passing the exams for a teacher is working as a cashier at Bhagwan Parsuram College here. "I feel cheated for not being given an opportunity to teach. Those ineligible and without merit are employed in the vocations of their choice while I sit and count money (referring to the INLD teacher recruitment scam)". He too like the others is all for change to a system that values merit and not caste and other factors.

Forced to run his family sari business in Main Bazar at Kurukshetra, Gaurav Kakkar(26) does no longer want to keep sitting on the shop counter. "My bad luck that my parents did not belong to Rohtak or I was not politically aligned to any party. All government jobs are for people who belong to Rohtak or Jhajjar. I was forced to shelve my dreams and go to family business but I decided to vote so that things change."

These are not isolated cases. There are others like Sham Sundar (25), who after doing MBA(Finance) is working in a well-paid job at Euro Digital that manufactures electronic equipment. But despite being happily employed, he feels that successive governments have not done enough work in the area. Kurukshetra is 45 km from Yamunanagar, Karnal, Kaithal and Ambala. Developing a good hospital, airport, business hub, etc would benefit people of all these cities but vote bank politics has dominated the area. Therefore, he thinks it's time for change.

Not all are, however, in a rebellious mind. Youngsters like Karamvir, a 19-year-old differently abled student at Government School, Bhatmajra, near Pehowa, who says he endorses the Congress policies and would like the party to retain the seat.

The results on May 16 will reveal how first-time voters have fared in changing the future course of the nation.

I'm lucky, I managed to set up my business but there are others who are full of ideas but no avenues. So, I decided to vote for change. I am not committed to any political ideology, but I cannot let politicians take us for granted — Manav, software engineer

I feel cheated for not being given an opportunity to teach. Those ineligible and without merit are employed in the vocations of their choice while I sit and count money (referring to the INLD teacher recruitment scam).— Arun Sharma, a graduate

Pehaowa, April 10
A silent yet palpable wave seems to have upset many calculations about the future of candidates on the 10 Lok Sabha seats that went to poll in Haryana today. The state recorded a fairly good polling in almost all segments. But while some were voting for their candidates, thousands of voters across the Ambala, Kurukshetra and Karnal parliamentary segments made no bones about their vote for “a government at the Centre".

A large number of people thronged schools across the state, where polling booths had been set up. The Tribune team saw women in many places outnumbering men. In villages such as Naneola, Baknaur, Malaur and Delo Majra, there was an even flow of voters.

The Punjab police nakas ensured that there was no flow of liquor from Punjab into Haryana, where the Election Commission had announced a dry day till the polling got over at 6 pm.

The polling station no. 89 at Government High School, Bhatmajra, on the Ambala-Hisar road, polled over 50 percent by noon.

In Kurukshetra, Dera Sacha Sauda has come out openly to help the Congress and many "dera premis" persuaded their co-followers to vote and support Naveen Jindal of the Congress. As one moved deeper into the Jat-dominated areas such as Pabnawa on the Kurukshetra - Kaithal Road, INLD supporters were seen being in total control of the situation.

Though the Congress and BJP voters did not reveal their poll preference until specifically asked, the INLD supporters in most constituencies flaunted their association and wore green badges with the symbol of eyeglasses embossed over them.

At polling booth no. 144 at Government Senior Secondary, Sarsa, Parsinni, like all other women there, had her face covered with a veil. She, along with other women, had come to vote for the INLD. Though the polling day lacked the usual enthusiasm of wooing voters and ferrying them in vehicles and luring them with promises, one thing that was apparent was that people were out to vote to make a difference.

Panipat, April 10
Wearing dirty white check shirt with a yellow trouser, Mithu is busy making an iron die outside his jhuggi at the Hanuman chowk in HUDA Sector 25 for an industrialist.

While Panipat city was busy voting today, it was just another day for Mithu.

He is among those over 5 lakh historic Gadia Lohar nomads living in various states, who have not been registered as voters, as they have no identity proof. There are nearly 800 members of the community living in Panipat alone. More than 40,000 community members are living in various parts of the state, deprived of their right to franchise.

“Humara bhi mann karta hai hum vote dale. Humari bhi pehchan ho, hum bhi is desh ke nagrik hai. (We also want to vote, we also our identification, we are also citizens of this country),” he said.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ajit Balaji Joshi said he had sent a proposal to the state and the Centre to rehabilitate Gadia Lohars when he was posted in Sonepat. He said he will do so again after the elections.

“We tried to meet the DC twice three-four years ago, but were not allowed to meet him,” said Mithu. “I have been living in Panipat for over six decades. Initially, we used to live at Gaushala Mandi but we were displaced from there. We have been living in the Hanuman chowk for about a decade now,” he said.

The Gadia Lohar nomads have a rich history. They belong to Rajasthan and their ancestors were iron smiths in the army of Maharana Pratap of Mewar. When Mewar fell to the Mughals, they pledged never to return to their homeland and settle anywhere else until Maharana's hegemony was restored. Since then, they have been moving from one place to another on bullock carts and earning their livelihood by making and repairing agricultural and household articles.

Illiterate but apparently wise, Mithu said, “Media humari mushkalo ke bare me likhe, aap humari madad kare, aap aham bhumika nibha sakte hai hame humara hak dilane me (Media should write about our problems. It can play an important role in giving us our right.”

Jind, April 10
Their parents do not want to get them enrolled as voters. Post marriage, even registration as voters does not allow them to exercise their franchise independently, as male members take the final decision of choosing the candidate to vote for. But Haryanvi women still celebrate polling day as a festival.

As per the tradition, majority of rural women today went to the polling stations in big groups while singing traditional Haryanvi songs. But bias against unmarried girls was visible.

“Mahare yahan ye riwaz hai. Har chunav wale din hum subah jaldi uth jaati hai aur gaane gaate huye hi jaati hai. Ye purani parampara hai. (This is the tradition here. We get up early on polling day and sing songs while we go to the polling booth),” said Krishna, an aged woman of Morkhi village while on her way to a polling centre along with other women.

Not a single woman goes to vote alone or with her husband.

Though married women prefer to celebrate the poll day as a festival, families do not get their unmarried eligible girls enrolled as voters as they believe that a girl must get enrolled only after marriage in the village of her in laws. The Jind district has total 6.41 lakh women, out of whom only 3.83 lakh have been enrolled as voters.

Many girls alleged that they wanted to exercise their franchise, but since their parents had not got them enrolled they were feeling as “outsiders” in their native villages.

“The backward thinking of our families is solely responsible for our non-registration as voters. We request the Election Commission to take action against all those families who are not getting their unmarried daughters registered as voters,” said Ritu of Buana village.

Another girl, Sushma, alleged that due to lack of voting rights girls were unable to participate in the biggest democratic exercise of the country and without voting rights, all other initiatives to empower women would fail. 

Hisar, April 10
Following a bloody clash between supporters of the HJC and the INLD in Azadnagar here, leaders of both parties have traded charges of indulging in violence and booth capturing against each other in the Hisar parliamentary constituency.

HJC chief Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was present there, said, "A group of rival party supporters assaulted me and my supporters when we were coming out of booth no. 45 in Azadnagar, which is part of the Nalwa Assembly segment. I had gone there after receiving complaints of booth capture by the rival party. But the police party deployed there remained a silent spectator of the incident," alleged while Bishnoi, adding that he would take action on the negligent officials following the formation of his government in the state. He said Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and the INLD leadership were hand in glove to defeat him. He said he had apprehended threat to his life and had also written to the Haryana police on March 14.

INLD youth leader Digvijay Chautala, on the other hand, refuted Bishnoi's allegations. Talking to The Tribune, he said it were the HJC workers who had captured the booth. "Bishnoi arrived at the booth along with his supporters and slapped INLD agent Krishan Godara. The INLD workers had not indulged in any kind of violence or wrongdoing,” he said, demanding a re-poll on the booth. He alleged that Bishnoi's supporters were carrying arms.

The polling on the booth was suspended soon after the clash. Later, district Returning Officer-cum-Deputy Commissioner ML Kaushik also reached the spot after which the polling was resumed. INLD Rajya Sabha MP Ranbir Singh Gangwa also reached the booth to take stock of the situation.

Kuldeep Vats, a supporter of Bishnoi hailing from Sonepat district, who sustained head injury, told The Tribune that they were assaulted when they were coming out of booth no. 45.

“Our Tata Safari was also damaged when the rival faction pelted stones us,” he said, adding that his associate, Rajender Chaudhary, sustained an injury.

Meanwhile, Godara said he was slapped by Bishnoi inside the booth without any provocation after which his supporters assaulted the INLD workers.

Another incident of attempt to cast bogus votes occurred in Kheri Rangra village in the Narnaund Assembly segment.

Rohtak, April 10
A relative of BJP candidate Om Prakash Dhankhar was injured in a scuffle with a relative of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda at a polling station here today.The injured was rushed to the local PGIMS.

Dhankhar alleged that his brother-in-law Dhara Singh was thrashed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's relative when he objected to bogus voting in favour of the Congress candidate by their supporters.

Meanwhile, the AAP nominee from Rohtak Naveen Jaihind alleged that large-scale bogus voting had taken place in Rohtak at the behest of government officials.

However, Rohtak Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Electoral Officer Dr Amit Agarwal has dismissed the allegations."There might have been a few isolated instances of some residents' votes being cast by some other persons but in such cases, there is a provision for casting a tendered vote on ballot papers and it was followed. The entire process was conducted under CCTV surveillance and/or videography, and hence there was no scope of large-scale bogus votes being polled," Dr Agarwal told The Tribune.

Jaihind also complained to the police that two youths had threatened him with dire consequences.

In another development, INLD candidate Shamsher Singh Kharkara lodged a complaint with the local authorities after a local youth INLD leader, Raju Sehgal, was rounded up this morning. The youth leader was released.

Meanwhile, Hooda and his family cast their votes at Sanghi village. The polling remained largely smooth and peaceful.

Gurgaon, April 10
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Yogendra Yadav complained to the returning officer today about rampant rigging and electoral malpractices in various booths, primarily in Mewat, even though the authorities celebrated peaceful and hassle-free elections.

"In many instances, the staff on election duty were participating actively in bogus voting and booth capturing or conniving with henchmen of other parties. Despite repeated complaints on the helpline and police numbers, no official took any action to curb these malpractices and misled the complainant that nothing was amiss in these booths or polling stations," alleged Yadav.

A majority of complaints pertained to booths being captured forcibly with doors locked from inside and voting done in favour of one party. Other complaints pertained to violation of secrecy of the ballot with one person pressing the button repeatedly and voting on behalf of many persons.

"Bogus voting is rampant with one person voting for many others with the help of polling staff, Booth agents of AAP were intimated. They not allowed to enter the polling station by polling staff despite having relevant papers. The authorities were informed, but they kept their eyes shut. The elections were fraudulent here," he said. He released a list of polling booths where the malpractices reportedly took place.

His list included booths 48, 161 and 181 in Bawal; 143, 147, 148, 4, 15, 16, 71 and 70 in Pataudi; 187, 244, 245 and 248 in Gurgaon; 35, 36, 37 and 38 in Rewari; 97, 131, 132, 133, 134, 47, 125, 126 and 107 in Sohna; 140, 53, 54, 110, 144, 117, 101, 115, 112, 52, 111, 48, 43, 44 and 101 in Nuh; 2, 11, 15, 16, 112, 145, 155, 156, 158 and 126 in Firozpur; and 5, 6, 8, 9, 24, 25, 45, 60, 88, 89, 39, 7, 114 and 82 in Punhana.