11.   He ran as a candidate for parliament but lost in a vote marred by charges of fraud.

12.   Legislative elections last month were marred by charges of vote rigging from opposition parties and international monitors, as well as violence that left several people dead.

13.   Relief operations have been marred by charges of sloppiness and bureaucratic inefficiency.

14.   The election was marred by charges of bribery.

15.   The last days of campaigning have been marred by charges of regionalism.

16.   The ruling coalition parties also were the main winners in the October elections, which were seriously marred by charges of fraud.

17.   The trial, which opened last December, was marred by charges by the defendants that they were not given enough opportunities to defend themselves.

18.   The staggered May elections in Kashmir were marred by charges of coercion by Indian troops and allegations of rampant rigging.

19.   Kashmir voting in national parliamentary elections in May was marred by charges of widespread coercion by Indian troops.

20.   Parliamentary elections held in May in Kashmir were marred by charges of rigging and coercion by Indian troops.