In his petition, Kumar has claimed that CPI(M) cadres cast bogus votes in every election in the constituency in the names of persons who are dead or abroad or working elsewhere. He also alleged that there are polling officers and police officers who have affiliations with the CPI(M) party.
It is contended that unless the entire polling process is videographed as per the circulars issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI), fairness cannot be ensured in the upcoming polls.
Kumar also pointed out that a country bomb was set off recently in the area which according to police reports was allegedly done by CPI(M) workers.
This shows that there is a high chance that voters and rival party workers could be attacked on the day of the election, he argued.
Therefore, he has urged the Court to order the ECI and the Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala, to deploy central forces in the 1,186 polling booths at the Vadakara constituency.
He also sought orders to video record the entire polling process in the 1,186 booths without compromising the anonymous nature of voting.
Source: Barandbench
