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The Telangana High Court has stalled a notification by Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) that lets marking on ballot papers by pen or a stamp indicating the booth number be counted.
It asked the commission to count such ballots with any marking other than the regular stamping separately.
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The SEC’s late evening order, which said ballots with markings by pen or any other stamping that indicated booth numbers would be considered for counting, sparked a row. The BJP moved the High Court, challenging the order.
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