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Crime
Allegations of Vote Tampering Ignite Protest in Badoli Village, Dausa
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 09 Nov 2026, 06:45 PM
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Following the November 5 panchayat sarpanch election in Badoli, villagers claim their votes never entered the ballot box and have staged a mass protest, demanding answers from the collector.
On November 5, the gram panchayat election for sarpanch was held in Badoli, a village in Dausa sub‑division of Rajasthan. After the polling, dozens of residents gathered outside the local office, questioning how their votes could have appeared in the ballot box when many of them did not cast a ballot.
The villagers, aggrieved by the alleged irregularity, marched to the district collectorate in large numbers and submitted a memorandum demanding an investigation. They also accused the police of damaging vehicles during the protest, prompting them to file a First Information Report (FIR) against the law‑enforcement personnel.
Local authorities have not yet released an official statement on the matter. The incident has heightened tensions in the area, with community leaders calling for a transparent inquiry to restore confidence in the electoral process.
The protest underscores growing concerns over the integrity of grassroots elections in Rajasthan, where panchayat polls are a critical component of local governance.
The FIR lodged against the police alleges that officers broke windows and damaged the bodies of several vehicles belonging to villagers, further inflaming the dispute and prompting calls for accountability from both the police department and the election commission.
The villagers, aggrieved by the alleged irregularity, marched to the district collectorate in large numbers and submitted a memorandum demanding an investigation. They also accused the police of damaging vehicles during the protest, prompting them to file a First Information Report (FIR) against the law‑enforcement personnel.
Local authorities have not yet released an official statement on the matter. The incident has heightened tensions in the area, with community leaders calling for a transparent inquiry to restore confidence in the electoral process.
The protest underscores growing concerns over the integrity of grassroots elections in Rajasthan, where panchayat polls are a critical component of local governance.
The FIR lodged against the police alleges that officers broke windows and damaged the bodies of several vehicles belonging to villagers, further inflaming the dispute and prompting calls for accountability from both the police department and the election commission.