Indian election authorities have cancelled voting in a southern region of the country after seizing more than 110 million rupees they believe was meant to influence the outcome, officials said.
New Delhi - Indian election authorities have cancelled voting in a southern region of the country after seizing more than 110 million rupees they believe was meant to influence the outcome, officials said Wednesday.
The decision comes as Indians vote in a mammoth national election being held over several phases, the next of which begins Thursday. The ruling came after authorities seized more than 110 million rupees from a candidate in the run-up to the vote. Almost 900 million voters are eligible to cast their votes to elect 543 members to the lower house of the parliament, with results expected on May 23.
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