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EC suspends West Bengal poll officer who slept at TMC leader's house with EVM
Updated On: 06 April, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Howrah | ANI
"This is a gross violation of EC's instructions for which he has been suspended and charges will be framed for major punishment. The said EVM and VVPAT have been taken out of the stock and shall not be used in the polls. Severe action will be taken against all involved," read an EC statement
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After EVMs and VVPATs were found at the residence of a TMC leader in Uluberia, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended the sector officer on Tuesday amid the ongoing third phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls.
According to the EC, Tapan Sarkar, sector officer of Sector 17 in AC 177 Uluberia Uttar at Howrah district, went with reserved EVM and slept at the TMC leader's house who is his relative's. It was a reserved EVM that has been removed from the election process
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