The idea of conducting a “re-election” with ballot papers was floated after villagers raised doubts about the number of votes counted through EVMs from a polling booth in Markadwadi in the recently-held state elections.However, they relented and gave up their plan after the police’s intervention.Jankar had defeated BJP’s Ram Satpute by 13,147 votes.Though Jankar won the seat, Markadwadi residents claimed the quantum of votes polled by the NCP (SP) leader was less compared with Satpute, expressing doubt about the EVMs.The Solapur district administration had denied permission to villagers to conduct the “re-poll” on ballot papers and imposed prohibitory orders banning unlawful assembly.The villagers, however, made arrangements for “re-polling” on Tuesday morning and placed the polling material.Police held meetings with Jankar and villagers and explained to them the legal procedures and warned of registering cases, officials had said.Later, the residents relented and cancelled their plans to conduct the “repoll”.
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