Rajasthan: Congress rebel candidate slaps local SDM during bypolls

In Rajasthan,Naresh Meena, an independent candidate from the Deoli-Uniara constituency, was captured on video slapping a Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM)  Amit Choudhary at a polling station in Deoli Wednesday. The incident took place at Samravata polling station.Meena, a former Congress leader, was recently suspended by the party for contesting as an independent after it nominated Kastor Chand Meena over him for the Deoli-Uniara by-election. Backed by the Bharat Adivasi Party, Meena's decision to run independently stirred concerns over potential vote splits in the bypolls. 

Tonk, Rajasthan: Independent candidate Naresh Meena slapped SDM Amit Chaudhary during the voting for the Deoli-Uniara by-election pic.twitter.com/ZcUJaqc1Ex

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Speaking to the media later, Meena alleged irregularities in voting, claiming he had been “informed that the SDM had allowed three fake voters to cast their vote”.The by-election for the Deoli-Uniara seat was necessitated after Congress leader Harish Chandra Meena, who won the seat in 2018 and 2023, vacated it to serve in the Lok Sabha following the general election.