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The claim

A video shows people thrashing a BJP MLA in Haryana over the vote chori issue.

Original publisher’s rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

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Original review summary

FACTLY reports that the video is old and unrelated to the 2025 vote chori row. It identifies the footage as a 2020 clash between two groups in Haryana over a power line dispute, with no reported involvement of a BJP leader or political party.[S1]

Additional context

The incident took place on 10 July 2020 at the SDO office of the Munak Electricity Department in Gagsina village, Karnal district. [S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026

Original review: FACTLY. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms. Summaries and context are produced by PeakMetrics with AI assistance.

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