{
  "id": 12399641,
  "title": "Polling Officer Asks Woman To Vote For TVK's 'Whistle' Symbol, Removed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/polling-officer-asks-woman-to-vote-for-tvks-whistle-symbol-removed-12399641",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T13:47:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NDTV - India News",
    "slug": "ndtv-india-news",
    "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/polling-officer-asks-woman-to-vote-for-tvks-whistle-symbol-removed-12146870"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Polling was briefly halted at a booth near Dharapuram in Tirupur district after an election officer allegedly instructed an elderly woman voter to cast her vote for the 'whistle' symbol",
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        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Polling Officer Asks Woman To Vote For TVK's 'Whistle' Symbol, Removed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/polling-officer-asks-woman-to-vote-for-tvks-whistle-symbol-removed",
        "published": "2026-10-06T13:47:39.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}