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Why TRS Afraid Of These Two Independent Candidates In Huzurnagar?
By: Tupaki Desk | 11 Oct 2019 8:00 AM GMT
Know what's the biggest worry for the TRS in Huzurnagar bypoll? No... it's not the Congress nor the BJP. They are TRS's traditional rivals and are giving the TRS a run for its money. But, more than these two parties, the TRS is worried more about two independent candidates. The reason? Both these independent candidates have been allocated elections symbols that are quite similar to the TRS symbol of car.
The symbols of 'road roller' and 'farmer driving a tractor' are very similar to the car and can be mistaken as car by illiterate and aged voters with vision related problems. In the last Assembly elections, the TRS has lost many votes because of symbols like lorry and aurorickshaw, which were mistaken for cars. Because of this, the TRS lost an assembly seat by a very small margin. Hence the party had already approached the Election Commission with a request that autorickshaw and lorry symbols should not be given to any independent candidate. But, it overlooked the road roller and tractor symbols and now there are two independents with these symbols.
So, the TRS workers are now going around the villages and streets telling them the difference between these symbols and the car and are asking people to vote only for Car symbol. Earlier, the TDP too had worked very hard to get the bike symbol removed from the list of accepted symbols as it resembles the Cycle symbol of the party.
The symbols of 'road roller' and 'farmer driving a tractor' are very similar to the car and can be mistaken as car by illiterate and aged voters with vision related problems. In the last Assembly elections, the TRS has lost many votes because of symbols like lorry and aurorickshaw, which were mistaken for cars. Because of this, the TRS lost an assembly seat by a very small margin. Hence the party had already approached the Election Commission with a request that autorickshaw and lorry symbols should not be given to any independent candidate. But, it overlooked the road roller and tractor symbols and now there are two independents with these symbols.
So, the TRS workers are now going around the villages and streets telling them the difference between these symbols and the car and are asking people to vote only for Car symbol. Earlier, the TDP too had worked very hard to get the bike symbol removed from the list of accepted symbols as it resembles the Cycle symbol of the party.
