Congress delegation to brief EC about 'anomalies' found in LS polling

A delegation of Telangana Congress leaders will take up with the full Election Commission Friday the alleged anomalies found by the party in the polling held for the Lok Sabha elections in the state on April 11. The delegation, led by senior leader and former MLA Marri Shashidhar Reddy, would brief the EC about the anomalies which include 'significant' increase in the percentage of polled votes after 5 PM, a release from Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) said.

The party has also written to the state Chief Electoral Officer on the issue. Polling to the 17 Lok Sabha constituencies in Telangana was held in the first phase on April 11 with 62.69 per cent voter turn out.