More than 2,700 voters exercise franchise even after polling ends at 6 pm
Mysore/Mysuru, April 27 -- Coming to the aid of voters just in time, the District Administration allowed as many as 2,749 such voters in Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency to exercise their franchise who came rushing to the polling booths, to cast their votes even after the deadline ended at 6 pm yesterday.
The Election Commission had set 7 am to 6 pm time schedule for voting.
Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, said that all voters who entered their polling booths before the 6 pm deadline, were allowed to exercise their franchise. The gates of polling booths were closed at 6 pm and the voters who had entered the polling booths in the nick of time, were however allowed to cast their votes. These voters were issued tokens and were a...
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