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EC asks Varanasi authorities to file FIR against Ajay Rai

Congress candidate Ajay Rai displayed the party symbol at a polling booth

IANS New Delhi

The Election Commission Monday asked authorities in Varanasi to file an FIR against Congress candidate Ajay Rai for displaying the party symbol at a polling booth there.

Rai, the Congress candidate from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, walked into a polling station to vote with the party symbol 'hand' pinned to his kurta.

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First Published: May 12 2014 | 1:51 PM IST

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