Hyderabad, Oct 7 (IANS) Congress leader Naveen Yadav, who is seen as the front-runner for the party ticket to the by-election to the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Telangana, was on Tuesday booked by police for “violating” the Election Commission of India guidelines.

On a complaint by an election officer, a case was registered against him for distributing voter ID cards and allegedly attempting to influence voters.

The case has been registered at Madhura Nagar Police Station on a complaint by Electoral Registration Officer G. Rajinikanth Reddy.

The action came after a local Telugu daily carried a report with photographs about a programme in Madhura Nagar, where Naveen Yadav distributed voter ID cards.

The case has been booked under Sections 170, 171 and 174 of the Bharatiya Nya

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