Assam Assembly polls: Six officials suspended after 181 votes cast in booth with 90 voters
A re-poll in the booth has been ordered by the Dima Hasao District Election Officer who had issued the suspension order citing âdereliction of dutyâ.
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Updated: Apr 5, 2021, 10:03 PM IST
As Assam gears up for the last phase of assembly elections, five polling personnel in the state were suspended after it was revealed that 181 votes had been cast in a booth which had only 90 eligible voters.
As per a report in New Indian Express, the incident was reported from the 107(A) Khothlir Lower Primary School polling booth in the Haflong Assembly segment.