Bengaluru, Nov. 5 -- The state election commission has scheduled the recounting of votes in the Malur assembly constituency for November 11, following a directive from the Supreme Court that upheld the state high court's earlier order. The decision has reignited political tensions in Kolar district, where the 2023 assembly election result was decided by a razor-thin margin.

The election commission has communicated to the district election officer and Kolar deputy commissioner to carry out the recount under strict supervision.

The order comes months after BJP's Manjunath Gowda, who narrowly lost to Congress candidate K.Y. Nanjegowda by 248 votes, challenged the counting process alleging serious irregularities and unauthorized handling of...