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Election Commission cancels Mulayam Singh Yadav’s presidential vote | | The Election Commission (EC) on Friday rejected Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s vote in the July 19 presidential poll and directed the Returning Officer (RO) not to include it the secret ballot count of July 22. "The issue
of second ballot paper to Mulayam Singh Yadav was not warranted under Rule 15
of the Presidential and Vice- Presidential Elections Rules, 1974. Therefore, the
second ballot paper issued to Yadav may not be taken up for counting," the Election
Commission said. Yadav, who has been a staunch Pranab Mukherjee supporter in the
run-up to the presidential poll, inadvertently voted for Mukherjee's rival P.
Sangma on Thursday. Realising the faux pas, Yadav tore the ballot paper and sought
a fresh one from the polling officer. The SP chief then marked his correct preference
on the fresh ballot paper. The ballot paper carrying the incorrect entry made
by Yadav was deposited with the polling officer, sources said. Sangma's authorised
representative Satya Pal Jain lodged a complaint with Returning Officer V K Agnihotri,
and sought cancellation of the second ballot paper issued to Yadav, following
which, Agnihotri took up the mater with the Election Commission.
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