Andhra elections: YSRCP MLA slaps voter for objecting to him jumping queue, he hits back

YSR Congress Party MLA A Sivakumar physically assaulted a voter in Guntur on May 13 during the voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections

An Andhra Pradesh legislator thrashed a voter when he objected to the lawmaker jumping the queue at a polling booth in Guntur district in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 13.

A video went viral on social media platforms, showing the YSR Congress Party legislator A Sivakumar slapping the voter after being confronted. The voter slapped him back before the MLA's henchmen thrashed him. The voter was injured, according to reports.

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Many people standing in the queue tried to intervene when the aides of the MLA thrashed the voter. No security personnel or election commission officials was seen in the video and it is also not clear how exactly the event unfolded.

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP MLA and candidate for state assembly elections, A Sivakumar attacks a voter in Tenali, Guntur. The voter, who was standing in a queue to cast his vote, objected to the MLA's attempt to jump the line and cast his vote without waiting. The MLA, in… pic.twitter.com/9tDP8wwJO8

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Voting is underway in Andhra Pradesh for both the Assembly and Parliament. The fourth phase on May 13 has 10 states and Union Territories voting for 96 Lok Sabha seats. In Andhra Pradesh, the fate of 25 seats in the Lok Sabha and 175 seats in the Assembly will be sealed on this day.