Shimla, May 18 -- Eight employees, including a concerned Assistant Returning Officer (ARO), have been booked after two ballot papers meant for the Himachal Pradesh Panchayat elections allegedly went missing during ballot paper writing work in Solan district's Kunihar area, officials said.

The district administration has also removed all the employees concerned from election duty following the incident.

According to officials, the work related to the postal ballots and ballot paper writing has been underway at Kunihar since May 16. During the process, two ballot papers issued for the post of Pradhan for Ward No. 4 of Gram Panchayat Khanlog were found missing.

The matter came to the notice of the administration on Sunday, following which...