Violence in Chidambaram’s constituency after recount

By IANS,

Chennai : Violence broke out Saturday near the counting centre in Tamil Nadu’s Sivaganga Lok Sabha constituency from which union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is a candidate, police officials said. Consequently, the result of the balloting was yet to be announced, poll officials added.


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Congress candidate Chidambaram was first been declared defeated by his main rival, Raja Kannappan of the AIADMK, by around 3,000 votes. He sought a recount, after which it was found that he had won, said one poll official.

Following this, it was the turn of the AIADMK candidate to ask for a recount, during which his supporters clashed with the police, and the counting proces had to be stopped, a police officer said.

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