Congress President’s Election: Shashi Tharoor, a congressman from Thiruvananthapuram, asked the central election authority (CEA) for clarification regarding the voting procedure for the election to select a party president. The matter was brought up by Tharoor’s team on Saturday when the CEA was outlining the voting procedure to all parties involved, including the teams of the competitors.
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Voting instructions were given at the meeting
At the meeting, the authority declared that voters would need to put “1” next to the name of the candidate of their choice on the ballot. However, Tharoor’s campaign said that this would cause confusion among voters because Mallikarjun Kharge, his opponent, has a serial number of 1, and the directive appears to give the impression that the CEA is urging voters to support Kharge.
When the CEA acknowledged the issue and instructed voters to “check” their preferred option, the problem was immediately addressed, according to sources.
Voters must typically mark their preferences as 1 and 2 when there are more than two candidates in a race. However, the CEA decided against using numeric markers because there are only two candidates in this election, the sources stated.
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The Congress is holding its first election in 22 years to select a party leader
To select a party leader, the Congress is holding its first election in 22 years. The election for the top position, in which Shashi Tharoor and Mallikarjun Kharge are competing, will take place tomorrow. On October 19, the votes will be counted.
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