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NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar connected Saturday asserted that the integrity of the polling process remains “uncompromised” aft a ample fig of VVPAT slips were recovered dumped by the roadside successful Bihar’s Samastipur district.Kumar clarified that the slips were from mock polls conducted earlier existent voting began and announced the suspension of the adjunct returning serviceman (ARO) liable for the lapse.“The District Magistrate, Samastipur, was directed to sojourn the spot and inquire. As these are VVPAT slips of mock polls, the integrity of the polling process remains uncompromised. Contesting candidates person besides been informed by the DM.
However, the acrophobic ARO is being suspended for negligence and an FIR is being registered,” Kumar said successful a connection issued by the Election Commission, according to quality bureau ANI.
The incidental occurred successful Samastipur’s Sarairanjan assembly segment, 1 of the 121 constituencies that voted successful the archetypal signifier connected Thursday. The slips were discovered adjacent a college.The canvass sheet swung into enactment aft a purported video of the scattered slips went viral connected societal media.
The Sarairanjan assembly spot has been held since 2010 by Vijay Kumar Chaudhary of main curate Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United). He faces Arbind Kumar Sahani of the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Sajan Kumar Mishra of the Jan Suraaj Party, among others.The 2nd and last circular of polling volition screen the remaining 122 seats and is scheduled for November 11. Counting of votes for some phases volition instrumentality spot connected November 14.
