India, July 22 -- The Pune district election officer has ordered recount of votes polled in the Hadapsar assembly constituency during the Maharashtra assembly elections held in November 2024. The recount of votes from 27 EVMs and VVPATs is scheduled to be conducted in Bhosari between July 25 and August 2, according to an official release issued on Monday.

The decision comes months after Prashant Jagtap, the candidate from the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), questioned the legitimacy of the counting process and demanded review of votes cast through electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the accompanying voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips.

Jagtap had contested against Chetan Tupe of the ruling NCP and lost b...