Malur Recount Conducted Under Supreme Court Order With Result Sealed for Submission

Overview

• The recount took place at the Horticulture University campus in Kolar from 8 a.m., with prohibitory orders imposed around the counting centre.
• Party agents from political parties were allowed entry after thorough checks, while media access to the hall was restricted.
• The Supreme Court had stayed the Karnataka High Court decision that set aside Congress MLA K.Y. Nanjegowda’s 2023 win and directed the ECI to recount and submit the result in a sealed cover.
• BJP leaders allege interference during the original count, forcible removal of their agents, missing camera footage for Malur, and tally discrepancies, and they submitted a memorandum seeking camera-monitored recounting.
• Local reporting notes the 2023 counting was handled in four rooms, after which the BJP candidate flagged tabulation mismatches and says he was denied retotalling, with the margin then recorded at 248 votes.