Read the sentence to find out whether there is any grammatical error in it
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The polling was marred
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at many a place
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by attempts at rigging.
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No error.
The three sentence parts combine to form 'The polling was marred at many a place by attempts at rigging,' which is grammatically correct. The phrase 'at many a place' is a valid (though somewhat formal/literary) construction meaning 'in many places.' The sentence structure is complete with subject-verb agreement and no grammatical errors.
The sentence 'The polling was marred at many a place by attempts at rigging' is grammatically correct — 'many a place' is an accepted, if slightly formal, singular construction meaning 'many places,' and the rest of the sentence follows standard subject-verb-object structure. Since no segment contains an actual grammar violation, 'No error' is the correct choice.