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An EC official has been suspended in the matter
The third phase of Bengal assembly polls is underway
Kolkata: An official of the Election Commission of India was suspended after he was found at the residence of a TMC leader along with EVMs and VVPATs ahead of the third phase of West Bengal assembly elections.
The sector officer Tapan Sarkar, who was in-charge of Sector 17 in Uluberia seat, spent a night at a relative’s place who turned out to be a local leader of the TMC.
The EVMs and VVPATs which were found at the residence were part of the reserve stock, which won’t be used for voting on Tuesday (April 6).