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The Hindu
The Hindu
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P Sridhar

BRS candidate accused of poll code violation in Bellampalli constituency

A picture of the ruling BRS candidate and the sitting MLA from Bellampalli, Durgam Chinnaiah wearing the party scarf inside a polling booth in Mancherial district went viral on social media.

Sources said that Mr. Chinnaiah cast his vote at a polling booth in Jendavenkatapur village in Nennel mandal of Bellampalli constituency this morning.

He caused a flutter by entering the polling booth with the BRS scarf swathed around his neck, sources added.

The incident evoked flak from the Opposition parties which termed it as a “clear-cut case of poll code violation”.

The district election authorities ordered an inquiry into the incident to ascertain the facts.

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