Coimbatore: As many as 1,000 voters in Pollachi constituency have decided to boycott the upcoming elections, alleging distance of the polling booth from the village.
According to 55-year-old Muniyappan of Sellappa-Goundanur village, the village comprising of wards seven and 12 comes under Mathampatty village panchayat of Pollachi constituency and has 1,056 voters.
Efforts are being taken to set up the polling booth at Mathampatty and this is five-km away from the village. “We don't have a good transport facility to reach the booth and do not want to travel five-km to vote in the hot summer,” he said.
“We have demanded that election officials install the polling booth in our Sellappa-Goundanur village. If they fail to do so, we plan to boycott the election,” added Muniyappan.
NOMINATIONS START TODAY
Meanwhile, filing of nominations for the Lok Sabha constituencies going to polls on April 18, including Tamil Nadu and Puducherry commences on March 19 (Tuesday), official sources said.
