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NEW DELHI: The Election Commission in India is reported to have received over 7000 complaints related to violations of multiple natures during polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. The complaints were registered on the EC app cVIGIL. The Bharatiya Janata Party won Gujarat with 156 seats and the Congress won the hill state with 40 seats.
Indian media reports suggest the EC India received 6,130 complaints from Gujarat and 1,040 from Himachal Pradesh, adding that out of 1,000 complaints reported from Himachal Pradesh, 862 were found to be correct and action was taken, while some 580 cases were reported for putting up posters and banners without permission and 185 were for money distribution.
The Indian Election Commission officials said “in Gujarat, at least 6,000 cases were reported, out of which 5,100 cases were found to be correct. A total of 3,600 violations were related to putting up posters and banners without permissions.”
In the Indian state of Gujarat, where Muslim population generally boycotted the polls, the highest number of violations were reported from Surat (2,344), followed by Ahmedabad (1518) and Rajkot (333). Of the total complaints, 4,886 were resolved in under 100 minutes, with a 96% accuracy rate.
Officials said the Election Commission had deployed 69 expenditure observers in Gujarat and 23 expenditure observers in Himachal Pradesh and conducted record seizures worth ₹801 crore and ₹57 crore in the two states respectively, according to the officials.