
In Pune's civic polls, the son of a Nationalist Congress Party candidate and 13 others were booked for allegedly offering inducements to voters. Police seized a voter list and other documents from the accused, identified as Kiran Chandere, son of Baburao Chandere, contesting from ward 9. The incident, captured in viral social media videos, is under investigation for model code of conduct violations. Pune has 1,166 candidates vying for 165 seats across 41 wards.
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