Lok Sabha polls: Army seniors are voting for soldiers in Leh, say officials

If true, this would constitute a serious violation of the right of soldiers to vote in secret

A startling allegation has emerged on Friday from the election administration in Ladakh about malpractices in voting by soldiers. 

Avny Lavasa, the deputy commissioner of Leh, who is also the district election officer, has written to the Army corps commander in Leh stating: “It is alleged that there are malpractices on part of various commanding officers of the Indian Army in the electronic postal ballot system. It is alleged that the commanding officers are telephonically asking jawans for their voting preference rather than supplying to them the ballot paper for casting his (sic) vote.”

“This is a gross violation of secrecy of