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In a letter to UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa and the state’s chief secretary, the poll body directed that EROs Mayank Goswami and Hemant Chaudhary be suspended immediately.
Security personnel stand guard outside the Election Commission of India (ECI) office, at Nirvachan Sadan in New Delhi. (IMAGE: PTI FILE)
Amid alleged irregularities in the electoral roll in the Pilibhit Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday directed the suspension of two electoral registration officers (EROs) with immediate effect.
The EC issued the directions in a letter written to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and the state government over alleged irregularities involving 10,470 voter entries in the assembly constituency.
In a letter to UP CEO Navdeep Rinwa and the state’s chief secretary, the poll body directed that EROs Mayank Goswami and Hemant Chaudhary be suspended immediately and their chargesheets be sent to the poll panel for vetting.
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