BRS candidate accused of poll code violation in Bellampalli constituency

Ruling BRS candidate and sitting MLA from Bellampalli Durgam Chinnaiah caused a stir by entering a polling booth in Mancherial district wearing the party scarf. Opposition parties criticized the incident as a violation of the poll code. District election authorities ordered an inquiry into the incident.

A picture of the ruling BRS candidate and the sitting MLA from Bellampalli, Durgam Chinnaiah wearing the party scarf inside a polling booth in Mancherial district went viral on social media.

Sources said that Mr. Chinnaiah cast his vote at a polling booth in Jendavenkatapur village in Nennel mandal of Bellampalli constituency this morning.

He caused a flutter by entering the polling booth with the BRS scarf swathed around his neck, sources added.

The incident evoked flak from the Opposition parties which termed it as a “clear-cut case of poll code violation”.

The district election authorities ordered an inquiry into the incident to ascertain the facts.