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3 of family assaulted

Three members of a family were injured in suspected election related violence at Ramnagri.

MARGAO:  According to Maina-Curtorim police, the incident was reported on Sunday at Ramnagri when the family of three -- Abdullah and his parents Nazir and Hasina -- were suspected to have been allegedly assaulted by Zamir and Irfan. Police attributed the motive of the assault to the panchayat elections.
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Was the ballot really secret?

Was the ballot in the panchayat polls on Monday really a secret ballot? Complaints from several quarters of the State have suggested that, with a bit of persistence one could tally the serial numbers on the ballot paper and on the counterfoil to record who has voted for whom.

the goan I network
Published Jun 12, 2017, 5:58 AM IST
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PANAJI State Election Commission, has however, dismissed suggestions, that secrecy during polls was compromised. “As you are aware, the ballot paper has two parts separated by a perforation. While one part was issued to us on which we cast our vote and inserted in the ballot box, the other part, a slip was retained by the presiding officer at the polling station. However, both these parts have an identical serial number on them and therefore it can easily be…

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