EVMs, VVPATs found at TMC leader's home, poll official suspended
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Apr 6, 2021, 14:03 IST
ULUBERIA: The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday suspended a polling officer in West Bengal’s Howrah district after four Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines were allegedly found at a political leader’s house, a senior officer said.
The incident happened in Tulsiberia village in the Uluberia Uttar assembly segment, he said. Tapan Sarkar, the officer of sector 17 was visiting the TMC leader's house with the EVMs. The officer was suspended after the seizure of EVMs and VVPATs.
"The four machines are not being used in today's polling. We have sought a report from the District Election Officer," he added.