ECI suspends 6 officers over Agra polling lapses
Lucknow, Oct. 27 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday ordered immediate suspension of six supervisory officers, besides disciplinary proceedings against five presidingofficers and 16 police personnel over dereliction of duty and lapses in supervision workduring the biennial election for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from the Agra teachers' constituency.
Polling was held on October 23.
Following complaints of irregularities, repolling was conducted at three polling stations on Monday.
The counting for 11 Legislative Council seats, includingthe Gorakhpur-Faizabad division teachers' constituency, will be held on Tuesday (October 27).
In a letter to Uttar Pradesh chief electoral officer Navdeep Rinwa, secretary, ECI, Suman Kumar Das said suspension orders against the six supervisory officers have been taken on the basis of the report submitted by the Agra divisional commissioner regarding the need for re-polling at three polling stations in the constituency.
The six officers who are tobe placed under immediate suspension include OP Singh, sector magistrate, Harisharan Das, inspector crime branch and Sandeep Kumar, sub-inspector, Etmaddaula police station.
The other three officers against whom suspension order has been issued include Vishal Rathore, sector magistrate, Purushottam Pal, additional inspector, Fatehabad, Sumit Tyagi, sub-inspector, Ekta police station in Agra....
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