Assam polls: EC suspends armed escort officer after EVM found in BJP candidate's car
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam polls: EC suspends armed escort officer after EVM found in BJP candidate's car

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Friday suspended an armed escort officer after a video surfaced on social media purportedly showing an EVM being found in a BJP candidate's car in Patharkandi constituency following the second round of polling in Assam. "With the receipt of the Special general Observer in Assam, Armed Escort Officer Luhit Gohain, Sub-inspector of Police of 3rd Assam Police Battalion has been suspended," the Special General Observer appointed by the EC said in an official statement. According to sources, an FIR has been lodged against unknown persons after they attacked a car, allegedly belonging to a BJP candidate, carrying a polled electronic voting machine. ALSO READ | Assam: Four EC officials suspended after EVM found in BJP candidate's car, repoll ordered

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Bengal Poll Officer Sleeps Over at Trinamool Leader's House With EVM, Suspended
3 years, 8 months ago

Bengal Poll Officer Sleeps Over at Trinamool Leader's House With EVM, Suspended

News 18  

An electronic voting machine was found at the residence of a Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal’s Uluberia following which the Election Commission suspended the sector officer who had taken the machine to the politician’s residence and slept there overnight. The EVM and VVPAT machines were taken to the house of the TMC leader by Tapan Sarkar, the deputed officer …

Assam polls: EC orders repolling in Ratabari booth after EVM found in BJP candidate's car; Congress threatens to boycott polls
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam polls: EC orders repolling in Ratabari booth after EVM found in BJP candidate's car; Congress threatens to boycott polls

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The area also witnessed violence over the incident on Thursday night, forcing the police to fire in the air to bring the situation under control The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll in a polling booth in Assam’s Ratabari constituency, after people spotted a BJP candidate’s vehicle being used to transport a polled EVM to the safe room on …

EC Orders Repoll in One Assam Polling Booth After EVM Controversy
3 years, 8 months ago

EC Orders Repoll in One Assam Polling Booth After EVM Controversy

News 18  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday ordered a repoll at a polling booth in Ratabari seat of Assam after a controversy broke out over the presiding officer carrying the EVM after polling in a vehicle which belonged to the wife of a BJP candidate contesting from a neighbouring seat. According to details made public by the EC, the polling …

Assam: Four EC officials suspended after EVM found in BJP candidate's car, repoll ordered
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam: Four EC officials suspended after EVM found in BJP candidate's car, repoll ordered

India TV News  

The Election Commission has suspended four officials after a row erupted over the use of a BJP candidate's vehicle to take a polled EVM to the strong room in Assam. Violence broke out in Karimganj district of Assam on Thursday night after a mob spotted a BJP candidate's vehicle being used to take a polled EVM to the strong room, …

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