
BJP alleges fake voting in Seelampur, AAP claims voter suppression in Chirag Dilli
The Hindu
Delhi Elections 2025: High drama unfolded in Seelampur when a BJP leader accused some people wearing burqas of attempting to vote fraudulently. However, police denied any fake voting in the area
As Delhi voters cast their ballots for the Assembly polls on Wednesday (February 5, 2025), allegations of fake voting emerged in some parts of the National Capital, including Seelampur and Kasturba Nagar.
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High drama unfolded in Seelampur when a BJP leader accused some people wearing burqas of attempting to vote fraudulently. However, police denied any fake voting in the area.
In Kasturba Nagar, police sources said two men allegedly attempted to vote fraudulently. The two men were caught and are being interrogated, they said.
Meanwhile, AAP candidate from Greater Kailash, Saurabh Bharadwaj, claimed people were being stopped from voting in Chirag Dilli and and senior party leader Manish Sisodia alleged money was being distributed from a house in Jungpura.
In Seelampur, following allegations of fake voting by the BJP, more leaders of the party began sloganeering outside a polling booth.
Delhi Police, however, dismissed the charges pointing to security deployed in the area. Additional police and paramilitary forces were also deployed, they said.

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