Ban slippers within 200 metres of polling booths: Candidate’s strange request turned down in Paranda

According to the Election Commission of India’s codification of conduct, candidates cannot show their symbols adjacent polling stations. In a November 14 missive addressed to the returning officer, Kamble argued that allowing voters oregon officials to deterioration slippers adjacent the booths could inadvertently breach the rules.

“As per the Model Code of Conduct, electoral symbols are not to beryllium allowed wrong 200 meters of the polling centre. My awesome is slipper (chappal), truthful delight contented indispensable directives to prohibition the introduction of chappals wrong 200 metres of the polling stations. This would represent a usurpation of the Model Code of Conduct,” his missive said.

In reply, the returning serviceman pointed retired that slippers are items of regular usage and a prohibition connected them would not beryllium possible.

Kambale said, “This is not acceptable to me. I volition entreaty to the collector and, if necessary, would determination the tribunal also.”

Kambale stated that portion the manus is an predetermination symbol, it cannot beryllium separated from the body. “People tin permission their slippers and travel to vote,” helium argued.

Kambale is 1 the 21 candidates successful the fray from this spot represented by Maharashtra curate Tanaji Sawant of Shiv Sena. This is Kambale’s 2nd clip successful the canvass arena successful Paranda, wherever helium runs a gym and is actively progressive successful section societal activities.

Sawant is looking to clasp the spot and is facing erstwhile MLA Rahul Mote from the NCP (SP) and Rajendra Gapat of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Maharashtra Assembly elections volition beryllium held connected November 20 and the votes volition beryllium counted connected November 23.