Raipur March 23 (IANS) Controversy erupted during the Rajya Sabha polls here on Friday after a Congress MLA was accused of disclosing her vote in violation of election norms.
BJP candidate Saroj Pandey s voting agent alleged that Congress MLA Anila Bhediya violated the rules by disclosing her vote cast in a secret ballot.
Bhediya however denied the allegation and accused the BJP polling agent of peeping in when she was casting her vote.
"I have used my vote as per rules. I have not disclosed my vote. The allegations are baseless " she said.
Sources said a final decision on the validity of Bhediya s vote would be taken after the voting gets over.
BJP s Saroj Pandey is contesting against Lekhram Sahu of the Congress for the Chhattisgarh Rajya Sabha seat.
The voting began at 9 a.m. and the counting will take place at 5 p.m.
Voting for 26 out of 59 Rajya Sabha seats took place in six states - Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Karnataka Jharkhand Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
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