Rajasthan: Independent candidate for Deoli-Uniara bypoll slaps election official

An Independent candidate for the Deoli-Uniara Assembly bypoll allegedly slapped a Sub-Divisional Officer engaged in election duty as area magistrate.

Naresh Meena, a Congress rebel contesting as an Independent, allegedly caught the SDO of Malpura, Amit Chaudhary, by his collar and slapped him, an official said.

District election officer and Tonk Collector Saumya Jha said the residents of Samravta village had announced the bypoll boycott.

“The village currently comes under the Nagar Fort Tehsil. The villagers are demanding that the village be brought under the Uniara Tehsil which is nearer,” she said.

Independent candidate Naresh Meena supported the villagers who had declared to boycott the polls.

When Chaudhary, the area magistrate for the bypoll, went to the village to convince people to cast their votes, the Independent candidate slapped him, Jha said.

About the villagers’ demand, she said that it was raised a few days ago and they were told that the matter would be taken up after the model code of conduct is lifted.